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title: Evaluate the narrator's use of the scullion's ladle as a symbol with… — Estonian Folk Tales, Tiidu, part 18: T… · tree and pragmatics
description: Evaluate the narrator's use of the scullion's ladle as a symbol within the passage's moral argument. Exam question 4 of lesson 678 «Estonian Folk Tales, Tiidu, part 18: Tiidu sails to Kungla and becomes a scullion» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · Estonian Folk Tales, Tiidu, part 18: Tiidu sails to Kungla…

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Evaluate the narrator's use of the scullion's ladle as a symbol within the passage's moral argument.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, narrator, passage · **What happens:** evaluate, use, argue · **To what, where:** use, ladle

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 678 «Estonian Folk Tales, Tiidu, part 18: Tiidu sails to Kungla and becomes a scullion» 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/678-pg2435-part18/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:678-pg2435-part18:e4:1
# text = Evaluate the narrator's use of the scullion's ladle as a symbol within the passage's moral argument.
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	scullion	scullion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	ladle	ladle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
14	within	within	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the narrator's use of the scullion's ladle |  |  |  | as a symbol; within the passage's moral argument | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent use=Theme as symbol=Value |
| 2 | **use** |  | the narrator | the scullion's ladle |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
| 3 | **argue** |  | the passage |  |  |  |  |  | nom argument «communication 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It symbolises humble labour exchanged for artistic talent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:678-pg2435-part18:e4:o1:1
# text = It symbolises humble labour exchanged for artistic talent
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	symbolises	symbolis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	humble	humble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	exchanged	exchange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **symbolis** | present | It | humble labour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **exchange** | participle |  | humble labour *not said here* |  |  |  | for artistic talent | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent for talent=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It symbolises wealth gained through hard, honest work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:678-pg2435-part18:e4:o2:1
# text = It symbolises wealth gained through hard, honest work
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	symbolises	symbolis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	gained	gain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **symbolis** | present | It | wealth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gain** | participle |  | wealth *not said here* |  | hard honest work |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It symbolises the cruel exchange of a gifted musician's soul for a life of meaningless kitchen drudgery

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:678-pg2435-part18:e4:o3:1
# text = It symbolises the cruel exchange of a gifted musician's soul for a life of meaningless kitchen drudgery
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	symbolises	symbolis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	gifted	gift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	musician	musician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	meaningless	meaningless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	drudgery	drudgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **symbolis** | present | It | the cruel exchange of a gifted musician's soul |  |  |  | for a life of meaningless kitchen drudgery | tree rules |
| 2 | **gift** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **exchange** |  |  | a gifted musician's soul |  |  |  |  | nom exchange «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It signifies the merchant's power over servants and his cruelty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:678-pg2435-part18:e4:o4:1
# text = It signifies the merchant's power over servants and his cruelty
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | It | the merchant's power |  | servants and his cruelty |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot power=Theme |

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