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title: State the object that the old woman bestowed upon Jesper in exchange… — Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pea… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the object that the old woman bestowed upon Jesper in exchange for his provisions. Exam question 3 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 
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# Exam question 3 · Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pearls, part 36: Jesper…

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State the object that the old woman bestowed upon Jesper in exchange for his provisions.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jesper · **What happens:** bestow, provide · **To what, where:** old woman, exchange

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e3:1
# text = State the object that the old woman bestowed upon Jesper in exchange for his provisions.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	bestowed	bestow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Jesper	Jesper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	for	for	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	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | participle |  | the old woman *not said here* |  | exchange for Jesper's provisions |  | upon Jesper | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** |  | Jesper |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A whistle capable of recovering lost possessions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e3:o1:1
# text = A whistle capable of recovering lost possessions
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	recovering	recover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recover** | gerund |  | lost possessions |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A whistle that finds stolen gold coins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e3:o2:1
# text = A whistle that finds stolen gold coins
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | a whistle | stolen gold coins |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Topic |
| 2 | **steal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A whistle capable of recovering lost possessions and also summoning any animal in the forest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e3:o3:1
# text = A whistle capable of recovering lost possessions and also summoning any animal in the forest
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	recovering	recover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	also	also	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	summoning	summon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recover** | gerund |  | lost possessions |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **summon** | gerund |  |  | any animal | the forest |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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A silver ring that makes lost property reappear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:e3:o4:1
# text = A silver ring that makes lost property reappear
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	reappear	reappear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a silver ring | lost property |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **reappear** | infinitive | lost property *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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