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title: What instruction did Olof give concerning the cloak upon Hadvor's sh… — Popular Tales from the Norse, Hermod a… · tree and pragmatics
description: What instruction did Olof give concerning the cloak upon Hadvor's shoulders? Exam question 3 of lesson 1745 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Hermod and Hadvor, part 69: the Queen's spells, the Giant's trick and Olof's warning» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 3 · Popular Tales from the Norse, Hermod and Hadvor, part 69:…

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What instruction did Olof give concerning the cloak upon Hadvor's shoulders?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** instruction · **What happens:** give, concern

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1745 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Hermod and Hadvor, part 69: the Queen's spells, the Giant's trick and Olof's warning» 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/1745-pg640-part69/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1745-pg640-part69:e3:1
# text = What instruction did Olof give concerning the cloak upon Hadvor's shoulders?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Olof	Olof	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Hadvor	Hadvor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · do-support | what instruction |  |  |  |  | concern the cloak upon Hadvor's shoulders | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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It must be worn open at the front, so the Giant grasps the cloak

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1745-pg640-part69:e3:o1:1
# text = It must be worn open at the front, so the Giant grasps the cloak
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nsubj	_	_
13	grasps	grasp	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must · passive |  | It |  | the front |  | open *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **grasp** | present | the Giant | the cloak |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cloak=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It must be tied tight so she stays warm and the Giant cannot pull it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1745-pg640-part69:e3:o2:1
# text = It must be tied tight so she stays warm and the Giant cannot pull it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
5	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | must · passive |  | It |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | present | she |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **pull** | can | the Giant | it |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It must hang loose, so the Giant seizes just the cloth and not her body

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1745-pg640-part69:e3:o3:1
# text = It must hang loose, so the Giant seizes just the cloth and not her body
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	_
9	seizes	seize	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | must | It |  |  |  |  | loose *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **seize** | present | the Giant | the cloth and her body |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloth=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It must be worn loose, so the Giant grasps only the cloak

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1745-pg640-part69:e3:o4:1
# text = It must be worn loose, so the Giant grasps only the cloak
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grasps	grasp	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must · passive |  | It |  |  |  | loose *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **grasp** | present | the Giant | the cloak |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cloak=Stimulus |

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