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title: What remedy did the elderly nurse propose for the treatment of a dra… — pg23661, Sabrinetta and Elfin, part 24… · tree and pragmatics
description: What remedy did the elderly nurse propose for the treatment of a dragon burn? Exam question 3 of lesson 656 «pg23661, Sabrinetta and Elfin, part 24: the dragon is trapped in a bottle and Elfin's hands are burnt» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 3 · pg23661, Sabrinetta and Elfin, part 24: the dragon is trap…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What remedy did the elderly nurse propose for the treatment of a dragon burn?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** remedy · **What happens:** propose, treat · **To what, where:** dragon burn

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 656 «pg23661, Sabrinetta and Elfin, part 24: the dragon is trapped in a bottle and Elfin's hands are burnt» 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/656-pg23661-part24/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:656-pg23661-part24:e3:1
# text = What remedy did the elderly nurse propose for the treatment of a dragon burn?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	elderly	elderly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	propose	propose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	burn	burn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | past · do-support | what remedy |  |  |  |  | for the treatment of a dragon burn | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **treat** |  |  | a dragon burn |  |  |  |  | nom treatment «act 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 {#o1}

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the application of pig's fat, mixed with herbs and then bound on with linen strips

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:656-pg23661-part24:e3:o1:1
# text = the application of pig's fat, mixed with herbs and then bound on with linen strips
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | participle · passive |  | the application of pig's fat |  |  |  | with herbs | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with herb=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **bind on** | participle |  |  |  |  | then | with linen strips | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with strip=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **apply** |  | pig's fat |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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a salve of cream and goose fat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:656-pg23661-part24:e3:o2:1
# text = a salve of cream and goose fat
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	salve	salve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the application of pig's fat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:656-pg23661-part24:e3:o3:1
# text = the application of pig's fat
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** |  | pig's fat |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the application of a special pig's fat salve, warmed slowly in a cloth

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:656-pg23661-part24:e3:o4:1
# text = the application of a special pig's fat salve, warmed slowly in a cloth
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	salve	salve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	warmed	warm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | past | the application of a special pig's fat salve |  |  | a cloth |  | slowly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **apply** |  | a special pig's fat salve |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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