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title: Which natural element, employed by Janet, finally dissolved the spel… — Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Ja… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which natural element, employed by Janet, finally dissolved the spell that bound Tamlane to the Elfin court? Exam question 2 of lesson 259 «Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight back from Elfland» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Exam question 2 · Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight…

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Which natural element, employed by Janet, finally dissolved the spell that bound Tamlane to the Elfin court?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** natural element, spell · **What happens:** employ, dissolve, bind · **To what, where:** natural element, spell, Tamlane

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 259 «Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight back from Elfland» 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/259-pg14241-part26/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:e2:1
# text = Which natural element, employed by Janet, finally dissolved the spell that bound Tamlane to the Elfin court?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Janet	Janet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	bound	bind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	Tamlane	Tamlane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | participle |  | natural element *not said here* |  |  |  | by Janet | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **dissolve** | participle | natural element *not said here* | the spell |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spell=Patient |
| 3 | **bind** | past | the spell | Tamlane |  |  |  | to the Elfin court | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent tamlane=Patient to court=Co-Patient |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The breath of the Queen herself, which burned like fire and melted the frozen ice and the snake and the glaive all at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:e2:o1:1
# text = The breath of the Queen herself, which burned like fire and melted the frozen ice and the snake and the glaive all at once
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	melted	melt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	glaive	glaive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
23	all	all	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | past |  | breath |  |  |  | like fire | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **melt** | past |  | the frozen ice and the snake and the glaive |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient ice=Result |
| 3 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ice from the brooklet, into which the glaive was set

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:e2:o2:1
# text = Ice from the brooklet, into which the glaive was set
1	Ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brooklet	brooklet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	glaive	glaive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past · passive |  | the glaive |  | Ice from the brooklet |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Water from the deep well beneath the Miles Cross, which the Queen had blessed and which had been carried by the knights through the night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:e2:o3:1
# text = Water from the deep well beneath the Miles Cross, which the Queen had blessed and which had been carried by the knights through the night
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	deep	deep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
6	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Miles	Miles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Cross	Cross	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	blessed	bless	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	parataxis	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
24	through	through	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bless** | past · perfect · passive |  | the Miles Cross |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | past · perfect · passive | the knights |  |  |  | night |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water from the well, in which the red-hot glaive was cast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:e2:o4:1
# text = Water from the well, in which the red-hot glaive was cast
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	glaive	glaive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** | past · passive |  | the hot glaive |  | Water from the well |  |  | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme in which=Destination |

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