--- title: Which of the following best states the purpose of the apple shares p… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following best states the purpose of the apple shares placed about the house? Exam question 4 of lesson 2019 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become steps, a finger is lost, and the giant drowns» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2019-pg7885-part38/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/) / [Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2019-pg7885-part38/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become ste… Which of the following best states the purpose of the apple shares placed about the house? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** best, purpose, apple · **What happens:** follow, state, share, place, purpose This is exam question 4 of lesson 2019 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become steps, a finger is lost, and the giant drowns» 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/2019-pg7885-part38/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:e4:1 # text = Which of the following best states the purpose of the apple shares placed about the house? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 obj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 case _ _ 5 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 nsubj _ _ 6 states state VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 apple apple NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 shares share VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 13 placed place VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 xcomp _ _ 14 about about ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 best | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent which=Topic | | 3 | **share** | present | the purpose of the apple | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **place** | participle | the purpose of the apple *not said here* | | | | | about the house | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent about house=Destination | | 5 | **purpose** | | the apple | | | | | | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=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} To show the way back to Tethertown for the king ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:e4:o1:1 # text = To show the way back to Tethertown for the king 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 show show VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Tethertown Tethertown PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | to-infinitive | | the way | | | | for the king | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Recipient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} To warn the king's son that the giant was coming up the road, and to get the greyhound to bite the giant at the gate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:e4:o2:1 # text = To warn the king's son that the giant was coming up the road, and to get the greyhound to bite the giant at the gate 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 warn warn VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 12 up up ADP RP _ 11 compound:prt _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 advcl _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 greyhound greyhound NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 22 mark _ _ 22 bite bite VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 giant giant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 obj _ _ 25 at at ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive | | | the king's son | | | | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent son=Recipient | | 2 | **come up** | past · progressive | the giant | the road | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location road=Theme | | 3 | **get** | to-infinitive | | the greyhound | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer greyhound=Stimulus | | 4 | **bite** | to-infinitive | | the giant | | the gate | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent giant=Patient at gate=Location | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} To answer the giant's calls and delay his pursuit of the fugitives ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:e4:o3:1 # text = To answer the giant's calls and delay his pursuit of the fugitives 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 answer answer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 calls call NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 delay delay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 pursuit pursuit NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 fugitives fugitive NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | | the giant's calls | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent call=Eventuality | | 2 | **delay** | present | | giant's pursuit of the fugitives | | | | | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent pursuit=Source | | 3 | **call** | | the giant | | | | | | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 4 | **pursue** | | giant | the fugitives | | | | | nom pursuit «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} To answer the giant's calls from inside the house, so that he believed she was still at home and thus delayed his chase after the fugitives ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:e4:o4:1 # text = To answer the giant's calls from inside the house, so that he believed she was still at home and thus delayed his chase after the fugitives 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 answer answer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 calls call NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 inside inside ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 15 mark _ _ 13 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 fixed _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 believed believe VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 18 still still ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 19 at at ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 ccomp _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 thus thus ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 delayed delay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 24 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 chase chase NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ 26 after after ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 fugitives fugitive NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | giant *not said here* | the giant's calls | | the house | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent call=Eventuality | | 2 | **believe** | past | giant | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is** | past | she | | | home | still | | tree rules | | 4 | **delay** | past | giant *not said here* | giant's chase | | | after the fugitives | thus *property* | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent chase=Source | | 5 | **call** | | the giant | | | | | | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 6 | **chase** | | giant | | | | | | nom chase «act transitive»: poss=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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