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# Exam question 2 · Indian Fairy Tales, Balna, part 5: Lambikin is tricked int…

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By what means does Lambikin conceal himself from the Eagle and the other creatures during his return journey?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Lambikin · **What happens:** mean, conceal, journey · **To what, where:** Lambikin

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1821 «Indian Fairy Tales, Balna, part 5: Lambikin is tricked into a drum and eaten, then the Raja's daughters are starved by a cruel stepmother» 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/1821-pg7128-part5/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1821-pg7128-part5:e2:1
# text = By what means does Lambikin conceal himself from the Eagle and the other creatures during his return journey?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Lambikin	Lambikin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Eagle	Eagle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
15	during	during	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **conceal** | present · do-support | Lambikin | Lambikin |  |  | during Lambikin's return journey | from the Eagle and the other creatures | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent himself=Patient from eagle=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **journey** |  | Lambikin |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: 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 {#o1}

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Wrapped in a cloth from his grandmother's house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1821-pg7128-part5:e2:o1:1
# text = Wrapped in a cloth from his grandmother's house
1	Wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | participle |  |  |  | a cloth |  | from his grandmother's house | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cloth=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By disguising himself as a fat old bird with bright feathers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1821-pg7128-part5:e2:o2:1
# text = By disguising himself as a fat old bird with bright feathers
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disguising	disguise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | as a fat old bird; with bright feathers | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Destination with feather=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Inside a drum made from his brother's skin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1821-pg7128-part5:e2:o3:1
# text = Inside a drum made from his brother's skin
1	Inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a drum *not said here* |  | his brother's skin |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from skin=Material |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By hiding behind a giant rock and covering himself with leaves and mud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1821-pg7128-part5:e2:o4:1
# text = By hiding behind a giant rock and covering himself with leaves and mud
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	covering	cover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  |  |  | a giant rock |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind rock=Location |
| 2 | **cover** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | with leaves and mud | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Destination with leaf=Theme |

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