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# Exam question 1 · Devil Tales, The Unwashed Soldier: a hunter's dog, a curse…

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Which of the following options correctly identifies the sum of the events concerning the hunter's dog?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** events · **What happens:** follow, identify, concern, sum · **To what, where:** sum, dog, events

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 488 «Devil Tales, The Unwashed Soldier: a hunter's dog, a cursed son, and a soldier who never washes end in devils outwitted by devils.» 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/488-pg22373-part80/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:488-pg22373-part80:e1:1
# text = Which of the following options correctly identifies the sum of the events concerning the hunter's dog?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	options	option	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 sum of the events |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sum=Theme |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the events *not said here* | the hunter's dog |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dog=Experiencer |
| 4 | **sum** |  |  | the events |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A well-dressed stranger purchased the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:488-pg22373-part80:e1:o1:1
# text = A well-dressed stranger purchased the dog.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	purchased	purchase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **purchase** | past | a dressed stranger | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dog=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An old beggar purchased the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:488-pg22373-part80:e1:o2:1
# text = An old beggar purchased the dog.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	purchased	purchase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purchase** | past | a old beggar | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dog=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A tired soldier purchased the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:488-pg22373-part80:e1:o3:1
# text = A tired soldier purchased the dog.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	purchased	purchase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purchase** | past | a tired soldier | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dog=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A passing merchant purchased the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:488-pg22373-part80:e1:o4:1
# text = A passing merchant purchased the dog.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	passing	passing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	purchased	purchase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purchase** | past | a passing merchant | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dog=Theme |

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