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description: Which of the following correctly states the purpose for which the four guards were stationed outside the bedroom door? Exam question 3 of lesson 1930 «Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedgehog hero's bride is cast off, his skin burns, and a golden fish brings a castle» of the bo
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# Exam question 3 · Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedg…

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Which of the following correctly states the purpose for which the four guards were stationed outside the bedroom door?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, state, station · **To what, where:** purpose, four guards, bedroom door

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1930 «Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedgehog hero's bride is cast off, his skin burns, and a golden fish brings a castle» 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/1930-pg7277-part67/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the purpose for which the four guards were stationed outside the bedroom door?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	stationed	station	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
16	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the purpose |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic |
| 3 | **station** | past · passive |  | the four guards |  | the bedroom door |  | for the purpose | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme outside door=Destination |

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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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To guard Jack while he slept, thereby keeping him safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:e3:o1:1
# text = To guard Jack while he slept, thereby keeping him safe.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | to-infinitive | Jack *not said here* |  | Jack |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jack=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | Jack |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** | gerund | Jack *not said here* | Jack |  |  |  | safe, thereby *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To burn the hedgehog skin as soon as Jack had removed it, thereby releasing him from his enchantment

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:e3:o2:1
# text = To burn the hedgehog skin as soon as Jack had removed it, thereby releasing him from his enchantment
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	burn	burn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	releasing	release	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | to-infinitive |  | the hedgehog skin |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
| 2 | **remove** | past · perfect | Jack | skin |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **release** | gerund |  | Jack |  | Jack's enchantment |  | thereby *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer he=Source |
| 4 | **enchant** |  | Jack |  |  |  |  |  | nom enchantment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To guard the door and burn the skin when removed, thus ending the spell.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:e3:o3:1
# text = To guard the door and burn the skin when removed, thus ending the spell.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	burn	burn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	ending	end	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **burn** | imperative | you *not said here* | the skin |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
| 3 | **remove** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **end** | gerund | you *not said here* | the spell |  |  |  | thus *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality spell=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To burn the hedgehog skin once Jack took it off, thereby freeing him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:e3:o4:1
# text = To burn the hedgehog skin once Jack took it off, thereby freeing him
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	burn	burn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	freeing	free	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | to-infinitive |  | the hedgehog skin |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
| 2 | **take off** | past | Jack | skin |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **free** | gerund |  | Jack |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer he=Source |

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