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title: Identify the reason the farmer's wife gives for refusing lodging to… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, Big Klaus and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the reason the farmer's wife gives for refusing lodging to Little Klaus at the outset of the narrative. Exam question 2 of lesson 1728 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Big Klaus and Little Klaus, part 1: Little Klaus loses his horse, then tricks a farmer with a squeaking sack» of the books course o
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Big Klaus and Little Klaus, part 1…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identify the reason the farmer's wife gives for refusing lodging to Little Klaus at the outset of the narrative.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, wife · **What happens:** identify, give, refuse, not lodge · **To what, where:** reason, outset

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1728 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Big Klaus and Little Klaus, part 1: Little Klaus loses his horse, then tricks a farmer with a squeaking sack» 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/1728-pg640-part52/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1728-pg640-part52:e2:1
# text = Identify the reason the farmer's wife gives for refusing lodging to Little Klaus at the outset of the narrative.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	refusing	refuse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	lodging	lodge	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Little	Little	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	_
14	Klaus	Klaus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	outset	outset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | present | the farmer's wife | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** | gerund | the farmer's wife *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **lodge** | gerund | the farmer's wife *not said here* |  |  | the outset of the narrative |  | to Little | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at outset=Location |

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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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She states her husband is ill in bed and that she welcomes only the local priest and the sexton

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1728-pg640-part52:e2:o1:1
# text = She states her husband is ill in bed and that she welcomes only the local priest and the sexton
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	welcomes	welcome	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sexton	sexton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | her husband |  |  | bed |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **welcome** | present | she | the local priest and the sexton |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent priest=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She states that her husband is absent and that she admits no strangers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1728-pg640-part52:e2:o2:1
# text = She states that her husband is absent and that she admits no strangers
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	absent	absent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	admits	admit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | her husband |  |  |  |  | absent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **admit** *speech: other* | present | she | no strangers |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She claims the farmer has forbidden lodgers, and that the sexton is expected at supper

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1728-pg640-part52:e2:o3:1
# text = She claims the farmer has forbidden lodgers, and that the sexton is expected at supper
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	claims	claim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	lodgers	lodger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sexton	sexton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | present | She | forbidden lodgers |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lodger=Topic |
| 2 | **forbid** | present · perfect · passive |  | the farmer |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **expect** | present · passive |  | the sexton |  | supper |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She states that her husband is absent from the farm this week and that she admits no strangers at all into the house

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1728-pg640-part52:e2:o4:1
# text = She states that her husband is absent from the farm this week and that she admits no strangers at all into the house
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	absent	absent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	admits	admit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
21	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  | week |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | her husband |  |  | the farm |  | absent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **admit** *speech: other* | present | she | no strangers |  | all |  | into the house | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent stranger=Theme at all=Location |

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