--- title: Which of the following accurately identifies the object the fool giv… — English Fairy Tales, The Coat o' Clay:… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following accurately identifies the object the fool gives the lass as a pledge? Exam question 2 of lesson 247 «English Fairy Tales, The Coat o' Clay: a fool hunts for a coat o' clay, gets muddy and drunk, and learns he is still a fool» 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/247-pg14241-part14/e2/) [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 Coat o' Clay:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/247-pg14241-part14/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, The Coat o' Clay: a fool hunts for a… Which of the following accurately identifies the object the fool gives the lass as a pledge? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fool · **What happens:** follow, identify, give · **To what, where:** object, lass This is exam question 2 of lesson 247 «English Fairy Tales, The Coat o' Clay: a fool hunts for a coat o' clay, gets muddy and drunk, and learns he is still a fool» 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/247-pg14241-part14/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:247-pg14241-part14:e2:1 # text = Which of the following accurately identifies the object the fool gives the lass as a pledge? 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 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 identifies identify 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 object object NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 fool fool NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 gives give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 lass lass NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 as as ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 pledge pledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 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 | **identify** | present | | the object | | | | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme | | 3 | **give** | present | the fool | the lass | | | | as a pledge | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lass=Theme | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} His lucky penny ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:247-pg14241-part14:e2:o1:1 # text = His lucky penny 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 lucky lucky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 penny penny NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} His old silver ring ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:247-pg14241-part14:e2:o2:1 # text = His old silver ring 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} His lucky penny from his grandmother's purse ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:247-pg14241-part14:e2:o3:1 # text = His lucky penny from his grandmother's purse 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 lucky lucky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 penny penny NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 grandmother grandmother NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} The coat o' clay he had kept hidden in his pocket ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:247-pg14241-part14:e2:o4:1 # text = The coat o' clay he had kept hidden in his pocket 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 o of ADP IN Abbr=Yes 5 case _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ _ 5 clay clay NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 xcomp _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 pocket pocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | past · perfect · passive | | the coat of clay | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hide** | participle | the coat of clay *not said here* | | | his pocket | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in pocket=Location | **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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