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title: Which of the three musicians first entered the castle and returned i… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Musicia… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the three musicians first entered the castle and returned injured? Exam question 1 of lesson 1939 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Musicians, part 76: the flute-player seizes the dwarf's beard and is led over a river into a golden land» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Musicians, part 76: the flu…

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Which of the three musicians first entered the castle and returned injured?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** enter, return, injure · **To what, where:** castle

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1939 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Musicians, part 76: the flute-player seizes the dwarf's beard and is led over a river into a golden land» 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/1939-pg7277-part76/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1939-pg7277-part76:e1:1
# text = Which of the three musicians first entered the castle and returned injured?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	musicians	musician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
7	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	injured	injure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | past |  | the castle |  |  |  | of the three musicians; first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **return** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **injure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The fiddler, who was struck by the dwarf and expelled through the iron gate

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1939-pg7277-part76:e1:o1:1
# text = The fiddler, who was struck by the dwarf and expelled through the iron gate
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fiddler	fiddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dwarf	dwarf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	expelled	expel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past · passive |  | the fiddler |  |  |  | by the dwarf | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Instrument |
| 2 | **expel** | participle |  |  |  | the iron gate |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fiddler, who was struck by the dwarf and expelled through the iron gate and then sent back to the village in shame by the king

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1939-pg7277-part76:e1:o2:1
# text = The fiddler, who was struck by the dwarf and expelled through the iron gate and then sent back to the village in shame by the king
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fiddler	fiddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dwarf	dwarf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	expelled	expel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
19	back	back	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	by	by	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past · passive |  | the fiddler |  |  |  | by the dwarf | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Instrument |
| 2 | **expel** | participle |  |  |  | the iron gate |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **send back** | past |  |  |  | the village in shame | then | by the king | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to village=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trumpeter, who was struck by the dwarf and thrown out of the hall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1939-pg7277-part76:e1:o3:1
# text = The trumpeter, who was struck by the dwarf and thrown out of the hall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trumpeter	trumpeter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dwarf	dwarf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past · passive |  | the trumpeter |  |  |  | by the dwarf | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Instrument |
| 2 | **throw** | participle |  |  |  | the hall |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent out hall=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flute-player, who was grabbed by the dwarf and flung into the stream

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1939-pg7277-part76:e1:o4:1
# text = The flute-player, who was grabbed by the dwarf and flung into the stream
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	flute	flute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dwarf	dwarf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	flung	fling	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | past · passive |  | the flute player |  |  |  | by the dwarf | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fling** | participle |  |  |  | the stream |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent into stream=Destination |

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