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# Exam question 3 · English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant-Killer, part 17: Jack…

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Which of the following statements correctly states the reason the captives gave for their imprisonment within the giant's cave?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** captives · **What happens:** follow, state, give, imprison · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1958 «English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant-Killer, part 17: Jack outwits a second giant and finds the captives» 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/1958-pg7439-part17/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1958-pg7439-part17:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements correctly states the reason the captives gave for their imprisonment within the giant's cave?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	states	state	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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	captives	captive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	imprisonment	imprisonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	within	within	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 reason |  |  |  | of the following statements; correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 3 | **give** | past | the captives | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | for captives's imprisonment; within the giant's cave | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent reason=Theme for imprisonment=Asset |
| 4 | **imprison** |  | captives *= captive* |  |  |  |  |  | nom imprisonment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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They were townsfolk stolen by the giant, and they asked Jack if he had come to rescue them

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1958-pg7439-part17:e3:o1:1
# text = They were townsfolk stolen by the giant, and they asked Jack if he had come to rescue them
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	townsfolk	townsfolk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	iobj	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	ccomp	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | They | townsfolk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | participle |  | townsfolk *not said here* |  |  |  | giant *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | townsfolk |  | Jack |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent jack=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **come** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect | Jack |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **rescue** | to-infinitive | Jack *not said here* | townsfolk |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were knights held for ransom, and they begged Jack to set them free from the giant's den

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1958-pg7439-part17:e3:o2:1
# text = They were knights held for ransom, and they begged Jack to set them free from the giant's den
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ransom	ransom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | They | knights |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | knights *not said here* |  |  |  | for ransom | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | knights |  | Jack |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent jack=Recipient |
| 4 | **set** | to-infinitive | knights *not said here* | knights *= knight* |  | the giant's den |  | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient they=Result |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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They were captives held in a miserable den, and they asked Jack whether he had come to join them

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1958-pg7439-part17:e3:o3:1
# text = They were captives held in a miserable den, and they asked Jack whether he had come to join them
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	captives	captive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	iobj	_	_
14	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	ccomp	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | They | captives |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | captives *not said here* |  | a miserable den |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in den=Location |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | captives *= captive* |  | Jack |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent jack=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **come** | past · perfect | Jack |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **join** | to-infinitive | Jack *not said here* | captives *= captive* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were giants who had been beaten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1958-pg7439-part17:e3:o4:1
# text = They were giants who had been beaten
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	giants	giant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | They | giants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **beat** | past · perfect · passive |  | giants |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

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