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description: Which statement correctly describes the outcome of Jesper's first task at the palace? Exam question 1 of lesson 1785 «Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pearls, part 36: Jesper helps the ants and is set to sort the grain» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 1 · Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pearls, part 36: Jesper…

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Which statement correctly describes the outcome of Jesper's first task at the palace?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** statement, Jesper · **What happens:** describe, task · **To what, where:** outcome, palace

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1785 «Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pearls, part 36: Jesper helps the ants and is set to sort the grain» 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/1785-pg641-part36/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e1:1
# text = Which statement correctly describes the outcome of Jesper's first task at the palace?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	Jesper	Jesper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the outcome of Jesper's first task at the palace |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme |
| 2 | **task** |  | Jesper |  |  | the palace |  |  | nom task «act transitive»: poss=agent at=place |

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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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The king gave Jesper the princess after he sorted all the grain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e1:o1:1
# text = The king gave Jesper the princess after he sorted all the grain
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Jesper	Jesper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the king | the princess | Jesper |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent jesper=Recipient princess=Theme |
| 2 | **sort** | past | king | all grain |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The grain was sorted into four heaps by the army of ants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e1:o2:1
# text = The grain was sorted into four heaps by the army of ants
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sorted	sort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past · passive | the army of ants | the grain |  |  |  | into four heaps *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent subject=Theme into heap=Goal |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The grain was not sorted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e1:o3:1
# text = The grain was not sorted
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	sorted	sort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sort** | past · passive |  | the grain |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The ants finished the sorting of the grain before the set time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e1:o4:1
# text = The ants finished the sorting of the grain before the set time
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sorting	sorting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | the ants | the sorting of the grain |  |  | time |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality sorting=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sort** |  |  | the grain |  |  |  |  | nom sorting «process transitive»: of=patient |

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