--- title: Which material was the keel of the vessel constructed from, as state… — English Fairy Tales, The Laidly Worm o… · tree and pragmatics description: Which material was the keel of the vessel constructed from, as stated in the narrative? Exam question 1 of lesson 1970 «English Fairy Tales, The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh: Margaret is freed by three kisses, and the witch-queen becomes a toad» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1970-pg7439-part29/e1/) [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/) / [English Fairy Tales, The Laidly Worm o…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1970-pg7439-part29/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh:… Which material was the keel of the vessel constructed from, as stated in the narrative? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** material · **What happens:** be, construct, state · **To what, where:** keel, narrative This is exam question 1 of lesson 1970 «English Fairy Tales, The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh: Margaret is freed by three kisses, and the witch-queen becomes a toad» 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/1970-pg7439-part29/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1970-pg7439-part29:e1:1 # text = Which material was the keel of the vessel constructed from, as stated in the narrative? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 material material NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 keel keel NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 constructed construct VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 10 from from ADP IN _ 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 as as SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 13 stated state VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 conj _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 narrative narrative NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | which material | the keel | | | | of the vessel | tree rules | | 2 | **construct** | participle | | the keel *not said here* | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle | | | | the narrative | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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} Hard seasoned oak timber from the old forest ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1970-pg7439-part29:e1:o1:1 # text = Hard seasoned oak timber from the old forest 1 Hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 2 seasoned seasoned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 oak oak NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 timber timber NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Rowan timber ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1970-pg7439-part29:e1:o2:1 # text = Rowan timber 1 Rowan rowan NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 timber timber NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Ash wood ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1970-pg7439-part29:e1:o3:1 # text = Ash wood 1 Ash ash NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Pine planks ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1970-pg7439-part29:e1:o4:1 # text = Pine planks 1 Pine pine NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 planks plank NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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