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title: Which of the following describes the sleeping guardian whom Petru en… — Roumanian Tales, Petru and the Fairy o… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the sleeping guardian whom Petru encountered upon approaching the castle? Exam question 4 of lesson 1782 «Roumanian Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, part 33: Petru reaches Venus's house, wins her trust, and sets out for the Fairy's castle» of the books course 
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# Exam question 4 · Roumanian Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, part 33:…

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Which of the following describes the sleeping guardian whom Petru encountered upon approaching the castle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Petru · **What happens:** follow, describe, encounter, approach · **To what, where:** sleeping guardian, castle

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1782 «Roumanian Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, part 33: Petru reaches Venus's house, wins her trust, and sets out for the Fairy's castle» 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/1782-pg641-part33/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1782-pg641-part33:e4:1
# text = Which of the following describes the sleeping guardian whom Petru encountered upon approaching the castle?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	guardian	guardian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
10	Petru	Petru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	encountered	encounter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	approaching	approach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the sleeping guardian |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent guardian=Theme |
| 3 | **encounter** | past | Petru | the sleeping guardian |  |  |  |  | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |
| 4 | **approach** | gerund | Petru *not said here* | the castle |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Theme |

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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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a witch asleep beside the well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1782-pg641-part33:e4:o1:1
# text = a witch asleep beside the well
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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a giant who was frightened of the flute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1782-pg641-part33:e4:o2:1
# text = a giant who was frightened of the flute
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flute	flute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | past · passive |  | a giant |  |  |  | of the flute | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

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

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a giant lulled to sleep by the music

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1782-pg641-part33:e4:o3:1
# text = a giant lulled to sleep by the music
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lulled	lull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lull** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sleep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by the music | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a giant lulled to sleep by the music of the magic flute at the gate

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1782-pg641-part33:e4:o4:1
# text = a giant lulled to sleep by the music of the magic flute at the gate
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lulled	lull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	flute	flute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lull** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sleep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the gate |  | by the music of the magic flute | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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