--- title: What circumstance made the theft of the holy water possible? — Sept Contes Roumains, Fet-Fruners, the… · tree and pragmatics description: What circumstance made the theft of the holy water possible? Exam question 3 of lesson 1809 «Sept Contes Roumains, Fet-Fruners, the holy water and the emperor's end» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1809-pg641-part60/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/) / [Sept Contes Roumains, Fet-Fruners, the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1809-pg641-part60/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Sept Contes Roumains, Fet-Fruners, the holy water and the… What circumstance made the theft of the holy water possible? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** circumstance · **What happens:** make · **To what, where:** theft This is exam question 3 of lesson 1809 «Sept Contes Roumains, Fet-Fruners, the holy water and the emperor's end» 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/1809-pg641-part60/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1809-pg641-part60:e3:1 # text = What circumstance made the theft of the holy water possible? 1 What what DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 circumstance circumstance NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 theft theft NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 10 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | what circumstance | the theft of the holy water | | | | possible *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset theft=Product | 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} A great storm had blown out every candle in the church and the lone nun had run off to the village to fetch help ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1809-pg641-part60:e3:o1:1 # text = A great storm had blown out every candle in the church and the lone nun had run off to the village to fetch help 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 blown blow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 out out ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 candle candle NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 lone lone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 nun nun NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 16 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 run run VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 18 off off ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 village village NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 fetch fetch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 advcl _ _ 24 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blow out** | past · perfect | a great storm | every candle | | | | in the church | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent candle=Patient in church=Topic | | 2 | **run off** | past · perfect | the lone nun | | | | | to the village *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to village=Result | | 3 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | the lone nun *not said here* | help | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The lone guard nun had fallen asleep across the threshold of the church, and the door stood open all night long ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1809-pg641-part60:e3:o2:1 # text = The lone guard nun had fallen asleep across the threshold of the church, and the door stood open all night long 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 lone lone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 guard guard NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 nun nun NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 fallen fall VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 asleep asleep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 across across ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 threshold threshold NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 18 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 19 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 xcomp _ _ 20 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 21 det _ _ 21 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl:unmarked _ _ 22 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 18 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall** | past · perfect | the lone guard nun | | | the threshold of the church | | asleep *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme across threshold=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **stand** | past | the door | | | | night | long, open *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The lone guard nun had fallen asleep across the threshold ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1809-pg641-part60:e3:o3:1 # text = The lone guard nun had fallen asleep across the threshold 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 lone lone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 guard guard NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 nun nun NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 fallen fall VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 asleep asleep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 across across ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 threshold threshold NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall** | past · perfect | the lone guard nun | | | the threshold | | asleep *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme across threshold=Initial\_Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} The church gates were left unlocked that night ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1809-pg641-part60:e3:o4:1 # text = The church gates were left unlocked that night 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 gates gate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 unlocked unlock VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 xcomp _ _ 7 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | past · passive | | the church gates | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **unlock** | participle | the church gates *not said here* | | | | night | | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | **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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