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# Exam question 3 · Pink Fairy Book, Rose-Leaf and Apple-Blossom, part 15: the…

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Identify the feature of the old man's domestic circumstances that motivated his protracted journey.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, domestic circumstances, man · **What happens:** identify, motivate, protract, feature, journey · **To what, where:** feature, protracted journey, domestic circumstances

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 675 «Pink Fairy Book, Rose-Leaf and Apple-Blossom, part 15: the prince finds his brothers, and the old man finds a baby girl» 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/675-pg2435-part15/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:675-pg2435-part15:e3:1
# text = Identify the feature of the old man's domestic circumstances that motivated his protracted journey.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	feature	feature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	motivated	motivate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	protracted	protract	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the feature of the old man's domestic circumstances |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent feature=Theme |
| 2 | **motivate** | past | the old man's domestic circumstances | man's protracted journey |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |
| 3 | **protract** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **feature** |  |  | the old man's domestic circumstances |  |  |  |  | nom feature «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **journey** |  | man |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 absence of any child to inherit the house, which caused him grievous distress and led him to seek help from the hermit in the mountains

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:675-pg2435-part15:e3:o1:1
# text = The absence of any child to inherit the house, which caused him grievous distress and led him to seek help from the hermit in the mountains
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	inherit	inherit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	grievous	grievous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	seek	seek	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
21	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	hermit	hermit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inherit** | to-infinitive |  | the house |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | past | the house | child |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Causer he=Theme distress=Eventuality |
| 3 | **lead** | past | the house *not said here* | child |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Patient clause=Result |
| 4 | **seek** | to-infinitive | child *not said here* | help |  | the hermit |  | in the mountains | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent help=Theme in mountain=Location |
| 5 | **absent** |  |  | any child |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lack of a son to care for the farm and land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:675-pg2435-part15:e3:o2:1
# text = The lack of a son to care for the farm and land
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for the farm and land | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for farm=Theme |
| 2 | **lack** |  |  | a son |  |  |  |  | nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient |

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

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The absence of any child to inherit the house, which caused him grievous distress

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:675-pg2435-part15:e3:o3:1
# text = The absence of any child to inherit the house, which caused him grievous distress
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	inherit	inherit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	grievous	grievous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inherit** | to-infinitive |  | the house |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | past | the house | child |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Causer he=Theme distress=Eventuality |
| 3 | **absent** |  |  | any child |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The absence of any child to inherit the house, which caused him grievous distress for many years, as his wife also suffered deeply

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:675-pg2435-part15:e3:o4:1
# text = The absence of any child to inherit the house, which caused him grievous distress for many years, as his wife also suffered deeply
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	inherit	inherit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	grievous	grievous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
23	also	also	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
25	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inherit** | to-infinitive | the absence of any child | the house |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | past | the house | absence |  |  | year |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Causer he=Theme distress=Eventuality |
| 3 | **suffer** | past | absence's wife |  |  |  |  | deeply *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **absent** |  |  | any child |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

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