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title: Which statement most accurately describes the conduct of Jenik's wif… — Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement most accurately describes the conduct of Jenik's wife following her acquisition of the watch? Exam question 4 of lesson 1874 «Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part 11: a magic watch makes Jenik rich, then his wife steals it and leaves him alone» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part 11: a magic watch m…

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Which statement most accurately describes the conduct of Jenik's wife following her acquisition of the watch?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** statement, wife · **What happens:** describe, follow, conduct, acquire · **To what, where:** conduct, acquisition, wife, watch

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1874 «Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part 11: a magic watch makes Jenik rich, then his wife steals it and leaves him alone» 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/1874-pg7277-part11/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:e4:1
# text = Which statement most accurately describes the conduct of Jenik's wife following her acquisition of the watch?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	Jenik	Jenik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the conduct of Jenik's wife |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | Jenik's wife *not said here* | statement's acquisition of the watch |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acquisition=Theme |
| 3 | **conduct** |  |  | Jenik's wife |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **acquire** |  | statement | the watch |  |  |  |  | nom acquisition «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stole the watch and abandoned Jenik to his misfortune

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:e4:o1:1
# text = She stole the watch and abandoned Jenik to his misfortune
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	Jenik	Jenik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | She | the watch |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location watch=Theme |
| 2 | **abandon** | past | She *not said here* | Jenik |  | Jenik's misfortune |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme jenik=Source to misfortune=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She stole the watch from him in secret and then abandoned Jenik to his misfortune while she traveled across the sea to the palace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:e4:o2:1
# text = She stole the watch from him in secret and then abandoned Jenik to his misfortune while she traveled across the sea to the palace
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	Jenik	Jenik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	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	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	traveled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	across	across	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | She | the watch |  | secret |  | from him *= he* | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent watch=Theme from he=Source |
| 2 | **abandon** | past | She *not said here* | Jenik |  | Jenik's misfortune | then |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme jenik=Source to misfortune=Destination |
| 3 | **travel** | past | she |  |  | the sea |  | to the palace | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to palace=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She stole the watch, wished herself a palace, and left Jenik alone in the village with his animals and no money

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:e4:o3:1
# text = She stole the watch, wished herself a palace, and left Jenik alone in the village with his animals and no money
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	Jenik	Jenik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	23	det	_	_
23	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | She | the watch |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location watch=Theme |
| 2 | **wish** | past | She *not said here* | herself *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | past | She *not said here* | Jenik |  | the village with Jenik's animals and no money |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent jenik=Theme in village=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She kept the watch and used it to buy a grand house in the city

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:e4:o4:1
# text = She kept the watch and used it to buy a grand house in the city
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | She | the watch |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watch=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | past | She *not said here* | watch |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a grand house |  | the city |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |

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