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description: Which assertion accurately reflects the relationship between Dick and the household staff at Mr Fitzwarren's house? Exam question 4 of lesson 358 «pg18442, Dick Whittington, part 18: Dick works in London, buys a cat, sends it to sea, and turns back home» of the books course of Mova's primary school,
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# Exam question 4 · pg18442, Dick Whittington, part 18: Dick works in London,…

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Which assertion accurately reflects the relationship between Dick and the household staff at Mr Fitzwarren's house?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** assertion · **What happens:** reflect · **To what, where:** relationship

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 358 «pg18442, Dick Whittington, part 18: Dick works in London, buys a cat, sends it to sea, and turns back home» 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/358-pg18442-part18/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e4:1
# text = Which assertion accurately reflects the relationship between Dick and the household staff at Mr Fitzwarren's house?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Fitzwarren	Fitzwarren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reflect** | present | which assertion | the relationship and the household staff at Mr Fitzwarren's house |  |  |  | between Dick; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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 cook beat him and the servants mocked him, but Alice quietly paid for his bed and food

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e4:o1:1
# text = The cook beat him and the servants mocked him, but Alice quietly paid for his bed and food
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	beat	beat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	mocked	mock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | past | the cook | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |
| 2 | **mock** | past | the servants | cook |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **pay** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | for Alice's bed and food; quietly *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for bed=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The cook threatened him daily until Mr Fitzwarren dismissed her and Alice took over the kitchen

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e4:o2:1
# text = The cook threatened him daily until Mr Fitzwarren dismissed her and Alice took over the kitchen
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	Fitzwarren	Fitzwarren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **threaten** | past | the cook | him *= he* |  |  |  | daily *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
| 2 | **dismiss** | past | Mr | cook |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | past | Alice |  |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The cook treated him harshly until Alice intervened on his behalf

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e4:o3:1
# text = The cook treated him harshly until Alice intervened on his behalf
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	treated	treat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	harshly	harshly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	intervened	intervene	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	behalf	behalf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | past | the cook |  | him *= he* |  |  | harshly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **intervene** | past | Alice |  |  | Alice's behalf |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Alice ignored him and the cook served him dinner each day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e4:o4:1
# text = Alice ignored him and the cook served him dinner each day
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignored	ignore	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	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | Alice | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **serve** | past | the cook | Alice |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

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