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title: Describe the manner in which the head cook's initial scepticism was… — Hauff's Fairy Tales, Dwarf Long Nose,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the manner in which the head cook's initial scepticism was overcome by the dwarf's conduct in the kitchen. Exam question 2 of lesson 1791 «Hauff's Fairy Tales, Dwarf Long Nose, part 42: Jem becomes the duke's cook and meets a talking goose» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with
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# Exam question 2 · Hauff's Fairy Tales, Dwarf Long Nose, part 42: Jem becomes…

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Describe the manner in which the head cook's initial scepticism was overcome by the dwarf's conduct in the kitchen.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, conduct, dwarf · **What happens:** describe, overcome, conduct · **To what, where:** manner, initial scepticism, kitchen

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1791 «Hauff's Fairy Tales, Dwarf Long Nose, part 42: Jem becomes the duke's cook and meets a talking goose» 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/1791-pg641-part42/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1791-pg641-part42:e2:1
# text = Describe the manner in which the head cook's initial scepticism was overcome by the dwarf's conduct in the kitchen.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	initial	initial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	scepticism	scepticism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	overcome	overcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **overcome** | past · passive | the dwarf's conduct in the kitchen | the head cook's initial scepticism |  |  |  | in the manner | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme in which=Attribute |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | the dwarf |  |  | the kitchen |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent in=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The head cook remained sceptical to the end, and only the duke's personal intervention, which had nothing to do with Jem's cooking, persuaded him to keep the dwarf on in the kitchen

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1791-pg641-part42:e2:o1:1
# text = The head cook remained sceptical to the end, and only the duke's personal intervention, which had nothing to do with Jem's cooking, persuaded him to keep the dwarf on in the kitchen
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sceptical	sceptical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	duke	duke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
20	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	19	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	acl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	Jem	Jem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
29	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	advcl	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
34	on	on	ADP	RP	_	31	compound:prt	_	_
35	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | past | the head cook |  |  |  |  | sceptical *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | duke personal intervention | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | duke personal intervention *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  | with Jem's cooking | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **persuade** | past | the head cook *not said here* | cook |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 5 | **keep on** | to-infinitive | the head cook *not said here* | the dwarf |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dwarf=Theme in kitchen=Location |
| 6 | **cook** |  | Jem |  |  |  |  |  | nom cooking «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Jem's odd herbs and his tasty dishes slowly convinced the cook, who then praised his work

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1791-pg641-part42:e2:o2:1
# text = Jem's odd herbs and his tasty dishes slowly convinced the cook, who then praised his work
1	Jem	Jem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	tasty	tasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	convinced	convince	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	praised	praise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convince** | past | Jem's odd herbs and Jem's tasty dishes | the cook |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus cook=Experiencer |
| 2 | **praise** | past |  | Jem's work |  |  | then |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |
| 3 | **work** |  | Jem |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cook's doubts faded once Jem produced exotic herbs and the dishes impressed everyone present

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1791-pg641-part42:e2:o3:1
# text = The cook's doubts faded once Jem produced exotic herbs and the dishes impressed everyone present
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	doubts	doubt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	faded	fade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	Jem	Jem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	produced	produce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	exotic	exotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	impressed	impress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
15	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	16	compound	_	_
16	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fade** | past | the cook's doubts |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **produce** | past | Jem | exotic herbs and the dishes and impressed everyone present |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herb=Result |
| 3 | **impress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **doubt** |  | the cook |  |  |  |  |  | nom doubt «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The head cook's scepticism yielded when Jem named unusual ingredients and the cooked dishes earned unqualified approval

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1791-pg641-part42:e2:o4:1
# text = The head cook's scepticism yielded when Jem named unusual ingredients and the cooked dishes earned unqualified approval
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	scepticism	scepticism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	yielded	yield	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	Jem	Jem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	named	name	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	unusual	unusual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ingredients	ingredient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	earned	earn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	unqualified	unqualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	approval	approval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yield** | past | the head cook's scepticism |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | past | Jem | unusual ingredients |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ingredient=Theme |
| 3 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **earn** | past | the cooked dishes | unqualified approval |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent approval=Theme |

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