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# Exam question 1 · Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, pa…

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Which of the following best describes the action by which Petru secured the giant's compliance prior to the crossing of the river?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Petru, giant · **What happens:** follow, describe, secure, comply, cross · **To what, where:** action, compliance, river

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1783 «Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, part 34: Petru beats the giant, takes the magic water, and meets his brothers.» 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/1783-pg641-part34/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the action by which Petru secured the giant's compliance prior to the crossing of the river?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
11	Petru	Petru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	secured	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	compliance	compliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 action |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **secure** | past | Petru | the giant's compliance |  |  |  | by the action; prior the crossing of the river | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition compliance=Theme |
| 4 | **comply** |  | the giant |  |  |  |  |  | nom compliance «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **cross** |  |  | the river |  |  |  |  | nom crossing «act transitive»: of=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He bound the giant's left hand to his right foot and blindfolded him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e1:o1:1
# text = He bound the giant's left hand to his right foot and blindfolded him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bound	bind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | past | He | the giant's left hand |  |  |  | to giant's right foot | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient to foot=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **blindfold** | past | He *not said here* |  | giant |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He chained the giant's left foot and gagged his mouth with a cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e1:o2:1
# text = He chained the giant's left foot and gagged his mouth with a cloth
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chained	chain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gagged	gag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chain** | past | He | the giant's left foot |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Patient |
| 2 | **gag** | past | He *not said here* | giant's mouth |  |  |  | with a cloth | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent mouth=Destination with cloth=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He trapped the giant's feet in a pit and covered his eyes with cloth

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e1:o3:1
# text = He trapped the giant's feet in a pit and covered his eyes with cloth
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | participle | He | the giant's feet |  | a pit |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Theme in pit=Destination |
| 2 | **cover** | past | He *not said here* | giant's eyes |  |  |  | with cloth | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Destination with cloth=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He bound the giant's left hand to his right foot with a strong rope and then blindfolded him with a cloth so he could not see

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e1:o4:1
# text = He bound the giant's left hand to his right foot with a strong rope and then blindfolded him with a cloth so he could not see
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bound	bind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
25	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
27	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | past | He | the giant's left hand |  |  |  | to giant's right foot; with a strong rope | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient to foot=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **blindfold** | past | He *not said here* |  | giant |  | then | with a cloth | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with cloth=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **see** | could | giant |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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