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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, The Glass Mountain: a schoolboy climbs with l…

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Which of the following did the youth employ, in order to ascend the Glass Mountain, to secure his hold upon its surface?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** his · **What happens:** follow, do, ascend, secure, hold · **To what, where:** youth employ, Glass Mountain, hold

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1704 «Fairy Tales, The Glass Mountain: a schoolboy climbs with lynx claws, cuts the eagle's feet, and wins the Princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1704-pg640-part28/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1704-pg640-part28:e1:1
# text = Which of the following did the youth employ, in order to ascend the Glass Mountain, to secure his hold upon its surface?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	employ	employ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
11	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	fixed	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	ascend	ascend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	Glass	Glass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Mountain	Mountain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | the youth employ |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employ=Eventuality |
| 3 | **ascend** | to-infinitive |  | the Glass Mountain |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mountain=Trajectory |
| 4 | **secure** | to-infinitive |  | his hold |  |  |  | upon hold's surface | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition hold=Theme |
| 5 | **hold** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The sharp claws of a lynx that he had caught earlier in the forest, fastened to his hands and feet with leather straps

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1704-pg640-part28:e1:o1:1
# text = The sharp claws of a lynx that he had caught earlier in the forest, fastened to his hands and feet with leather straps
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lynx	lynx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
11	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
16	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	straps	strap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past · perfect · passive | a lynx *not said here* | he |  | the forest |  | early *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fasten** | past | the sharp claws of a lynx |  |  |  |  | to his hands and feet; with leather straps | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent to hand=Co-Patient with strap=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pair of iron-tipped gloves and boots that he had forged himself from metal found near the lake, to grip the glass

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1704-pg640-part28:e1:o2:1
# text = A pair of iron-tipped gloves and boots that he had forged himself from metal found near the lake, to grip the glass
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	tipped	tip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	forged	forge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
14	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	13	obj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	near	near	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	grip	grip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **forge** | past · perfect | a pair of tipped gloves and boots | pair |  | metal |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent himself=Product from metal=Material |
| 3 | **find** | participle |  | metal *not said here* |  | the lake |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grip** | to-infinitive | a pair of tipped gloves and boots *not said here* | the glass |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sharp claws of a lynx fastened to his hands and feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1704-pg640-part28:e1:o3:1
# text = The sharp claws of a lynx fastened to his hands and feet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lynx	lynx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | participle |  | the sharp claws of a lynx *not said here* |  |  |  | to his hands and feet | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to hand=Co-Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stiff claws of a bear fastened to his hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1704-pg640-part28:e1:o4:1
# text = The stiff claws of a bear fastened to his hands
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | participle |  | the stiff claws of a bear *not said here* |  |  |  | to his hands | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to hand=Co-Patient |

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