--- title: Which of the following best describes the goodwife's wish about her… — English Fairy Tales, The Three Wishes:… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following best describes the goodwife's wish about her husband? Exam question 3 of lesson 250 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Wishes: a woodman spares a tree, gets three wishes, and wastes one on black pudding» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/250-pg14241-part17/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/) / [English Fairy Tales, The Three Wishes:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/250-pg14241-part17/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · English Fairy Tales, The Three Wishes: a woodman spares a… Which of the following best describes the goodwife's wish about her husband? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be This is exam question 3 of lesson 250 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Wishes: a woodman spares a tree, gets three wishes, and wastes one on black pudding» 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/250-pg14241-part17/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:250-pg14241-part17:e3:1 # text = Which of the following best describes the goodwife's wish about her husband? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 case _ _ 5 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 10 amod _ _ 6 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 goodwife goodwife NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 11 about about ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 10 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 | **is** | present | | | | | | of the goodwife's best wish; about her husband | tree rules | 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} She wished him gone ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:250-pg14241-part17:e3:o1:1 # text = She wished him gone 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** | past | She | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | participle | She *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} She wished the soup spilled on his lap ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:250-pg14241-part17:e3:o2:1 # text = She wished the soup spilled on his lap 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wished wish 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 soup soup NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 spilled spill VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 lap lap NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** | past | She | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **spill** | past | the soup | | | his lap | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on lap=Location | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} She wished the pudding were stuck upon his nose ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:250-pg14241-part17:e3:o3:1 # text = She wished the pudding were stuck upon his nose 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wished wish 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 pudding pudding NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 stuck stuck ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 nose nose NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** | past | She | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **is** | past | the pudding | | | | | upon his nose; stuck *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} She wished the bread were stuck upon his coat ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:250-pg14241-part17:e3:o4:1 # text = She wished the bread were stuck upon his coat 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wished wish 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 bread bread NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 stuck stuck ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** | past | She | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **is** | past | the bread | | | | | upon his coat; stuck *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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