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title: What was the consequence for the girl who possessed only two copper… — English Fairy Tales, The Ass, the Tabl… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the consequence for the girl who possessed only two copper pennies? Exam question 4 of lesson 1973 «English Fairy Tales, The Ass, the Table, and the Stick: Jack gets three magic gifts, loses two, and wins his sweetheart» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 4 · English Fairy Tales, The Ass, the Table, and the Stick: Ja…

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What was the consequence for the girl who possessed only two copper pennies?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl · **What happens:** be, possess · **To what, where:** consequence, two copper pennies

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1973 «English Fairy Tales, The Ass, the Table, and the Stick: Jack gets three magic gifts, loses two, and wins his sweetheart» 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/1973-pg7439-part32/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1973-pg7439-part32:e4:1
# text = What was the consequence for the girl who possessed only two copper pennies?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	pennies	penny	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the consequence |  |  |  | for the girl | tree rules |
| 2 | **possess** | past | the girl | two copper pennies |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot penny=Theme |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She was given a whole purse of gold coins and then sent home to her mother

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1973-pg7439-part32:e4:o1:1
# text = She was given a whole purse of gold coins and then sent home to her mother
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient purse=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | past |  |  | her mother |  | then | home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to mother=Destination |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She received the diamonds from her apron

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1973-pg7439-part32:e4:o2:1
# text = She received the diamonds from her apron
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | She | the diamonds |  | her apron |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent diamond=Theme from apron=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She received the diamonds from her apron and a gold ring too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1973-pg7439-part32:e4:o3:1
# text = She received the diamonds from her apron and a gold ring too
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | She | the diamonds |  | her apron and a gold ring |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent diamond=Theme from apron=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She was given a silver ring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1973-pg7439-part32:e4:o4:1
# text = She was given a silver ring
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient ring=Theme |

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