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# Exam question 2 · Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, pa…

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Identify the reason the Goddess of Thunder offered Petru a protective cloth before his departure from her presence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Goddess, Petru · **What happens:** identify, offer, depart · **To what, where:** reason, protective cloth, Petru, presence

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e2:1
# text = Identify the reason the Goddess of Thunder offered Petru a protective cloth before his departure from her presence.
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	Goddess	Goddess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Thunder	Thunder	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	Petru	Petru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	iobj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	protective	protective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 | **offer** | past | the Goddess of Thunder | a protective cloth | Petru | Goddess's presence | before Petru's departure |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent petru=Goal cloth=Theme |
| 3 | **depart** |  | Petru |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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She feared the lances of the brothers would wound him badly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e2:o1:1
# text = She feared the lances of the brothers would wound him badly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	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	lances	lance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	wound	wound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wound** | would | the lances of the brothers | him *= he* |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She wanted him to win the golden crown from the king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e2:o2:1
# text = She wanted him to win the golden crown from the king
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | She | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | the golden crown |  |  |  | from the king | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent crown=Theme from king=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She wished him to be brave in battle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e2:o3:1
# text = She wished him to be brave in battle
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | She | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot he=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  | battle |  | brave *property* | tree rules |

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

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She wished him to be secure against lightning, lances, swords, and arrows

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e2:o4:1
# text = She wished him to be secure against lightning, lances, swords, and arrows
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	secure	secure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	lances	lance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	arrows	arrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | She | him *= he* |  |  |  | arrows *obl* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot he=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | against lightning and lances and swords; secure *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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