--- title: Which phrase in the passage best conveys the fisherman's reluctance… — Grimm's Household Tales, The Fisherman… · tree and pragmatics description: Which phrase in the passage best conveys the fisherman's reluctance and the moral unease he feels as he returns to the sea? Exam question 4 of lesson 1937 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Fisherman and His Wife, part 1: a greedy wife keeps asking the flounder for more» of the books course of Mova's pri --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1937-pg7277-part74/e4/) [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/) / [Grimm's Household Tales, The Fisherman…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1937-pg7277-part74/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Fisherman and His Wife, part… Which phrase in the passage best conveys the fisherman's reluctance and the moral unease he feels as he returns to the sea? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** phrase, moral unease, unease · **What happens:** convey, feel, return · **To what, where:** reluctance This is exam question 4 of lesson 1937 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Fisherman and His Wife, part 1: a greedy wife keeps asking the flounder for more» 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/1937-pg7277-part74/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1937-pg7277-part74:e4:1 # text = Which phrase in the passage best conveys the fisherman's reluctance and the moral unease he feels as he returns to the sea? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 phrase phrase NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 passage passage NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 5 advmod _ _ 7 conveys convey VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 fisherman fisherman NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 reluctance reluctance NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 moral moral ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 unease unease NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 feels feel VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 18 as as SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 returns return VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 advcl _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **convey** | present | which phrase in the passage | the fisherman's reluctance | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reluctance=Topic | | 2 | **feel** | present | the moral unease | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **return** | present | unease | | | | | to the sea *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to sea=Result | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} "It is not right! It is not right," he thought. *Sentence 1:* "It is not right! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1937-pg7277-part74:e4:o1:1 # text = "It is not right! 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ! ! PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | It | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 2:* It is not right," he thought. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1937-pg7277-part74:e4:o1:2 # text = It is not right," he thought. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | It | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | he | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} "Why did I ever go back to the sea and call that flounder up once more, when my wife would never be content with anything at all?" he thought. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1937-pg7277-part74:e4:o2:1 # text = "Why did I ever go back to the sea and call that flounder up once more, when my wife would never be content with anything at all?" he thought. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 6 advmod _ _ 6 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 ccomp _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 call call VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 13 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 14 nsubj _ _ 14 flounder flounder VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 ccomp _ _ 15 up up ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ 16 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 17 advmod _ _ 17 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 19 when when SCONJ WRB _ 25 mark _ _ 20 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 22 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 23 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 25 advmod _ _ 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 25 content content ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 parataxis _ _ 26 with with ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 25 obl _ _ 28 at at ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 27 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 32 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 34 . . PUNCT . _ 33 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go back** *in a quote* | past · do-support | I | | | | ever | to the sea *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to sea=Result | | 2 | **call** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **flounder up** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | would | my wife | | | | | with anything; content *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} "Nothing good can come of this," he thought. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1937-pg7277-part74:e4:o3:1 # text = "Nothing good can come of this," he thought. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 5 nsubj _ _ 3 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** *in a quote* | can | Nothing | | | | | of this | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme of this=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} "I wish I had never seen it," he sighed. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1937-pg7277-part74:e4:o4:1 # text = "I wish I had never seen it," he sighed. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 wish wish VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 ccomp _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 sighed sigh VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **see** *in a quote* | past · perfect | I | it | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 3 | **sigh** | past | he | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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