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# Exam question 4 · pg7277, The Golden Blackbird, part 2: the stolen palace re…

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Describe the sequence of events by which the youngest son obtained the Golden Blackbird with the assistance of the hare.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, youngest son · **What happens:** describe, obtain, assist · **To what, where:** sequence, Golden Blackbird, hare

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1897 «pg7277, The Golden Blackbird, part 2: the stolen palace returns home, and the youngest son meets the hare and the Porcelain Maiden» 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/1897-pg7277-part34/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1897-pg7277-part34:e4:1
# text = Describe the sequence of events by which the youngest son obtained the Golden Blackbird with the assistance of the hare.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	Blackbird	Blackbird	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 sequence of events |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme |
| 2 | **obtain** | past | the youngest son | the Golden Blackbird |  |  |  | by events; with the assistance of the hare | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blackbird=Theme |
| 3 | **assist** |  |  | the hare |  |  |  |  | nom assistance «act transitive»: 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 {#o1}

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He hopped on a hare, flew across the sea, and grabbed the bird from its perch

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1897-pg7277-part34:e4:o1:1
# text = He hopped on a hare, flew across the sea, and grabbed the bird from its perch
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hopped	hop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	perch	perch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hop** | past | He |  |  |  |  | on a hare | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on hare=Trajectory |
| 2 | **fly** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sea=Trajectory |
| 3 | **grab** | past | He *not said here* | the bird |  | bird's perch |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bird=Theme from perch=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He mounted the hare, which carried him over seven hundred miles, and then he searched the castle grounds until he discovered the Golden Blackbird hidden in a cabin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1897-pg7277-part34:e4:o2:1
# text = He mounted the hare, which carried him over seven hundred miles, and then he searched the castle grounds until he discovered the Golden Blackbird hidden in a cabin
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mounted	mount	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	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	over	over	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	compound	_	_
11	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	searched	search	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	grounds	grounds	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	17	obj	_	_
21	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	discovered	discover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	Blackbird	blackbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	acl	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mount** | past | He | the hare |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hare=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | past | the hare |  | hare |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme he=Beneficiary mile=Value |
| 3 | **search** | past | hare | the castle grounds |  |  | then |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent grounds=Location |
| 4 | **discover** | past | hare | the Golden Blackbird |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blackbird=Topic |
| 5 | **hide** | participle |  | the Golden Blackbird *not said here* |  | a cabin |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cabin=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He mounted the hare, was carried seven hundred miles, and found the bird in a small cabin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1897-pg7277-part34:e4:o3:1
# text = He mounted the hare, was carried seven hundred miles, and found the bird in a small cabin
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mounted	mount	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	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mount** | past | He | the hare |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hare=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | past · passive |  | hundred miles |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: mile=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | past | He *not said here* | the bird |  | a small cabin |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He climbed onto the hare's back, was carried seven hundred miles across hills and rivers, and then found the blackbird asleep in a small cabin beside a lake

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1897-pg7277-part34:e4:o4:1
# text = He climbed onto the hare's back, was carried seven hundred miles across hills and rivers, and then found the blackbird asleep in a small cabin beside a lake
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	_
12	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	across	across	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	_
21	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	blackbird	blackbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
29	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | He |  |  | the hare's back |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto back=Trajectory |
| 2 | **carry** | past · passive | He *not said here* | hundred miles |  | hills and rivers |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: mile=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | past | He *not said here* | the blackbird |  | a small cabin beside a lake | then | asleep *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blackbird=Topic |

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