--- title: Which of the following describes the manner in which the uncle's wic… — English Fairy Tales, The Children in t… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following describes the manner in which the uncle's wicked design was finally brought to light? Exam question 1 of lesson 252 «English Fairy Tales, The Children in the Wood: the uncle's wicked plot and the lost babes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/252-pg14241-part19/e1/) [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 Children in t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/252-pg14241-part19/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, The Children in the Wood: the uncle's… Which of the following describes the manner in which the uncle's wicked design was finally brought to light? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** uncle · **What happens:** follow, describe, bring, design · **To what, where:** manner, wicked design This is exam question 1 of lesson 252 «English Fairy Tales, The Children in the Wood: the uncle's wicked plot and the lost babes» 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/252-pg14241-part19/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:252-pg14241-part19:e1:1 # text = Which of the following describes the manner in which the uncle's wicked design was finally brought to light? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 nsubj _ _ 5 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 obl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 wicked wicked ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 design design NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux:pass _ _ 16 finally finally ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 brought bring VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl:relcl _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 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 | **describe** | present | | the manner | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | | 3 | **bring** | past · passive | | the uncle's wicked design | | the manner | | to light; finally *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to light=Destination | | 4 | **design** | | the uncle | | | | | | nom design «act transitive»: poss=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The ruffian confessed the truth before his execution ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:252-pg14241-part19:e1:o1:1 # text = The ruffian confessed the truth before his execution 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 ruffian ruffian NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 confessed confess 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 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 before before 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 execution execution NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **confess** | past | the ruffian | the truth | | | before ruffian's execution | | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Topic | | 2 | **execute** | | ruffian | | | | | | nom execution «act transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Through a witness ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:252-pg14241-part19:e1:o2:1 # text = Through a witness 1 Through through ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 witness witness NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} A servant overheard the uncle's plan ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:252-pg14241-part19:e1:o3:1 # text = A servant overheard the uncle's plan 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 overheard overhear 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 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **overhear** | past | a servant | the uncle's plan | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer plan=Stimulus | | 2 | **plan** | | the uncle | | | | | | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} He was caught red-handed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:252-pg14241-part19:e1:o4:1 # text = He was caught red-handed 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 handed hand VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | past · passive | | He | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hand** | participle | | | | | | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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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