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title: Identify the object by which the youth was lowered to the depths and… — pg640 Tales, The Youngest Brother and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the object by which the youth was lowered to the depths and the manner in which his brothers attempted to deceive him. Exam question 4 of lesson 1708 «pg640 Tales, The Youngest Brother and the Witch: he kills the witch, saves the children and wins his bride» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 4 · pg640 Tales, The Youngest Brother and the Witch: he kills…

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Identify the object by which the youth was lowered to the depths and the manner in which his brothers attempted to deceive him.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, object, brothers · **What happens:** identify, lower, attempt, deceive · **To what, where:** object, youth, depths, him

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1708 «pg640 Tales, The Youngest Brother and the Witch: he kills the witch, saves the children and wins his bride» 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/1708-pg640-part32/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1708-pg640-part32:e4:1
# text = Identify the object by which the youth was lowered to the depths and the manner in which his brothers attempted to deceive him.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	lowered	lower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	depths	depth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	attempted	attempt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	deceive	deceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the object |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 2 | **lower** | past · passive | the object | the youth |  | the depths and the manner |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to depth=Destination |
| 3 | **attempt** | past | his brothers |  |  | the depths and the manner |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **deceive** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | his brothers *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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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 {#o1}

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A rope; they let a heavy stone fall into the hole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1708-pg640-part32:e4:o1:1
# text = A rope; they let a heavy stone fall into the hole
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | a rope |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | infinitive | a heavy stone |  |  |  |  | into the hole *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into hole=Result |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A rope; they let a heavy stone fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1708-pg640-part32:e4:o2:1
# text = A rope; they let a heavy stone fall
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | a rope | a heavy stone fall |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fall=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chain; they dropped a sack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1708-pg640-part32:e4:o3:1
# text = A chain; they dropped a sack
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | a chain | a sack |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sack=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A rope; they pushed him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1708-pg640-part32:e4:o4:1
# text = A rope; they pushed him
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | past | a rope | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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