--- title: What task did the Miller require Hans to perform at the barn on that… — Happy Prince, The Devoted Friend, part… · tree and pragmatics description: What task did the Miller require Hans to perform at the barn on that day? Exam question 3 of lesson 2037 «Happy Prince, The Devoted Friend, part 7: Hans gives away everything and works until he is worn out» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2037-pg902-part7/e3/) [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/) / [Happy Prince, The Devoted Friend, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2037-pg902-part7/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Happy Prince, The Devoted Friend, part 7: Hans gives away… What task did the Miller require Hans to perform at the barn on that day? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** task, Miller · **What happens:** do, require, perform · **To what, where:** Hans, barn This is exam question 3 of lesson 2037 «Happy Prince, The Devoted Friend, part 7: Hans gives away everything and works until he is worn out» 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/2037-pg902-part7/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2037-pg902-part7:e3:1 # text = What task did the Miller require Hans to perform at the barn on that day? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 obj _ _ 2 task task NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Miller Miller PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 require require VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 7 Hans han NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 perform perform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 barn barn NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 15 det _ _ 15 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | task | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 2 | **require** | present | the Miller | Hans | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme han=Precondition | | 3 | **perform** | to-infinitive | the Miller *not said here* | | | the barn | day | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: 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} He was to repair the stable wall ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2037-pg902-part7:e3:o1:1 # text = He was to repair the stable wall 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 repair repair VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 stable stable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 wall wall NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | repair *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He was to clean the mill-yard ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2037-pg902-part7:e3:o2:1 # text = He was to clean the mill-yard 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 clean clean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 mill mill NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 yard yard NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | clean *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He was to mend the barn-roof before dinner that day ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2037-pg902-part7:e3:o3:1 # text = He was to mend the barn-roof before dinner that day 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 mend mend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 barn barn NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 roof roof NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 9 before before ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 11 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 12 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | before dinner; day | mend *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He was to mend the barn-roof ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2037-pg902-part7:e3:o4:1 # text = He was to mend the barn-roof 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 mend mend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 barn barn NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 roof roof NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | mend *property* | tree rules | **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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