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description: Which statement accurately records the instruction Master Peter gave Friedlin upon their parting? Exam question 2 of lesson 689 «German Popular Stories, The Cottager And His Cat, part 1: a miser's son obeys a strange dream and buys a cat» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depend
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# Exam question 2 · German Popular Stories, The Cottager And His Cat, part 1:…

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Which statement accurately records the instruction Master Peter gave Friedlin upon their parting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** statement, instruction, their · **What happens:** record, give, part · **To what, where:** Friedlin

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 689 «German Popular Stories, The Cottager And His Cat, part 1: a miser's son obeys a strange dream and buys a cat» 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/689-pg2435-part29/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:689-pg2435-part29:e2:1
# text = Which statement accurately records the instruction Master Peter gave Friedlin upon their parting?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	records	record	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	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	Master	Master	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
10	Friedlin	Friedlin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	iobj	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	parting	parting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | the instruction |  | Friedlin |  |  | upon their parting | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friedlin=Theme |
| 3 | **part** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom parting «act intransitive»: 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 {#o1}

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To guard their secret and tell no one at all, not even Lucia or her father, until the wedding day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:689-pg2435-part29:e2:o1:1
# text = To guard their secret and tell no one at all, not even Lucia or her father, until the wedding day
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	guard	guard	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	Lucia	Lucia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
19	until	until	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | to-infinitive |  | their secret |  |  | day | Lucia or her father *obl* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | no one |  | all |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent one=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To marry Lucia at once and tell her everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:689-pg2435-part29:e2:o2:1
# text = To marry Lucia at once and tell her everything
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	marry	marry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Lucia	Lucia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | to-infinitive |  | Lucia |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lucia=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | everything |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everything=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To keep the secret safe in his pocket and to tell absolutely nobody, not even his own mother, about the plan

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:689-pg2435-part29:e2:o3:1
# text = To keep the secret safe in his pocket and to tell absolutely nobody, not even his own mother, about the plan
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	absolutely	absolutely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
16	even	even	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	about	about	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the secret |  | his pocket |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent secret=Theme in pocket=Location |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  | nobody |  |  | about the plan; absolutely *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent nobody=Recipient about plan=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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To guard their secret and tell no one, not even Lucia

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:689-pg2435-part29:e2:o4:1
# text = To guard their secret and tell no one, not even Lucia
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	guard	guard	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	even	even	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	Lucia	Lucia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | to-infinitive |  | their secret |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | no one |  |  |  | Lucia *obl* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent one=Recipient |

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