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title: Which of the following correctly states the outcome of the mother's… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brewery of Egg… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following correctly states the outcome of the mother's actions at the lake? Exam question 4 of lesson 2020 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brewery of Eggshells: a mother tests her twins with a hen's eggshell and gets her real children back» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brewery of Eggshells: a mother tes…

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Which of the following correctly states the outcome of the mother's actions at the lake?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mother · **What happens:** follow, state, act · **To what, where:** outcome, lake

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 2020 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brewery of Eggshells: a mother tests her twins with a hen's eggshell and gets her real children back» 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/2020-pg7885-part39/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2020-pg7885-part39:e4:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the outcome of the mother's actions at the lake?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
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	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 outcome of the mother's actions at the lake |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic |
| 3 | **act** |  | the mother |  |  | the lake |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: poss=agent at=place |

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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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The husband takes the twins to Llanidloes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2020-pg7885-part39:e4:o1:1
# text = The husband takes the twins to Llanidloes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Llanidloes	llanidloe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the husband | the twins |  | Llanidloes |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent twin=Theme to llanidloe=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She loses both children forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2020-pg7885-part39:e4:o2:1
# text = She loses both children forever
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | She | both children |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The goblins steal the reapers' rye and flee

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2020-pg7885-part39:e4:o3:1
# text = The goblins steal the reapers' rye and flee
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goblins	goblin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	steal	steal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reapers	reaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	flee	flee	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | present | the goblins | the reapers's rye |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rye=Theme |
| 2 | **flee** | present | the goblins *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The goblins restore her own children to her care

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2020-pg7885-part39:e4:o4:1
# text = The goblins restore her own children to her care
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goblins	goblin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	restore	restore	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | present | the goblins | her own children | her care |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Theme to care=Recipient |
| 2 | **care** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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