--- title: Which phrase best describes the hussars that issued from the silver… — Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4… · tree and pragmatics description: Which phrase best describes the hussars that issued from the silver apple in the narrative? Exam question 4 of lesson 664 «Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4: a swineherd's dogs catch a hairy thief, and a prince gets three magic apples» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/664-pg2435-part4/e4/) [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/) / [Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/664-pg2435-part4/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4: a swineherd's dogs… Which phrase best describes the hussars that issued from the silver apple in the narrative? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** phrase, hussars · **What happens:** describe, issue · **To what, where:** hussars, silver apple This is exam question 4 of lesson 664 «Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4: a swineherd's dogs catch a hairy thief, and a prince gets three magic apples» 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/664-pg2435-part4/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e4:1 # text = Which phrase best describes the hussars that issued from the silver apple in the narrative? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 phrase phrase NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 describes describe 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 hussars hussar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 issued issue VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 apple apple NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 narrative narrative NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | which phrase | the hussars | | | | well *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent hussar=Theme | | 2 | **issue** | past | the hussars | | | the silver apple | | in the narrative | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in narrative=Location | 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} The loudest drummers ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e4:o1:1 # text = The loudest drummers 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 loudest loud ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 3 amod _ _ 3 drummers drummer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} The swiftest farm hands ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e4:o2:1 # text = The swiftest farm hands 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 swiftest swift ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 4 amod _ _ 3 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The most beautiful hussars ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e4:o3:1 # text = The most beautiful hussars 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 3 advmod _ _ 3 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 hussars hussar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} The humblest cooks ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e4:o4:1 # text = The humblest cooks 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 humblest humble ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 3 amod _ _ 3 cooks cook NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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