--- title: Describe the manner in which the aspen beds were destroyed by the em… — Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden,… · tree and pragmatics description: Describe the manner in which the aspen beds were destroyed by the empress. Exam question 3 of lesson 1802 «Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden, part 53: the sparks become golden fishes, and the fishes become princes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1802-pg641-part53/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1802-pg641-part53/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden, part 53: the sparks… Describe the manner in which the aspen beds were destroyed by the empress. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, empress · **What happens:** describe, destroy · **To what, where:** manner, aspen beds This is exam question 3 of lesson 1802 «Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden, part 53: the sparks become golden fishes, and the fishes become princes» 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/1802-pg641-part53/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:e3:1 # text = Describe the manner in which the aspen beds were destroyed by the empress. 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 10 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 aspen aspen NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 beds bed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 destroyed destroy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl:relcl _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 empress empress NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **destroy** | past · passive | the empress | the aspen beds | | the manner | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | 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} They were burnt and the ashes scattered ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:e3:o1:1 # text = They were burnt and the ashes scattered 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 burnt burnt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 ashes ash NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 scattered scatter VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **burnt** | past · passive | | They | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **scatter** | participle · passive | | the ashes | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} They were cut and thrown away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:e3:o2:1 # text = They were cut and thrown away 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 thrown throw VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cut** | past · passive | | They | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | | 2 | **throw away** | participle | | | | | | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} They were broken and buried ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:e3:o3:1 # text = They were broken and buried 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 buried bury VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | past · passive | | They | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **bury** | participle | | | | | | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} They were burnt ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:e3:o4:1 # text = They were burnt 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 burnt burnt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **burnt** | past · passive | | They | | | | | tree rules | **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. 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