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title: According to the passage, which of the following accurately records… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Fisherman and… · tree and pragmatics
description: According to the passage, which of the following accurately records the dwelling in which the fisherman and his wife resided prior to their acquisition of the cottage? Exam question 4 of lesson 733 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Fisherman and His Wife, part 9: the soldier wins a princess, and the fisherm
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Fisherman and His Wife, part 9: t…

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According to the passage, which of the following accurately records the dwelling in which the fisherman and his wife resided prior to their acquisition of the cottage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** passage, fisherman · **What happens:** accord, follow, record, reside, acquire · **To what, where:** dwelling, cottage

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 733 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Fisherman and His Wife, part 9: the soldier wins a princess, and the fisherman's wife starts asking for more» 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/733-pg2591-part9/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:733-pg2591-part9:e4:1
# text = According to the passage, which of the following accurately records the dwelling in which the fisherman and his wife resided prior to their acquisition of the cottage?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	nsubj	_	_
10	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	obl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
21	resided	reside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
22	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	25	case	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **record** | present | the passage | the dwelling |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dwelling=Theme |
| 4 | **reside** | past | the fisherman and his wife |  |  | the dwelling |  | prior fisherman's acquisition of the cottage | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in which=Location |
| 5 | **acquire** |  | fisherman | the cottage |  |  |  |  | nom acquisition «act transitive»: poss=agent 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A pigsty situated close by the seaside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:733-pg2591-part9:e4:o1:1
# text = A pigsty situated close by the seaside
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pigsty	pigsty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	seaside	seaside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **situate** | participle |  | a pigsty *not said here* |  |  |  | by the seaside; close *property* | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by seaside=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cottage situated close by the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:733-pg2591-part9:e4:o2:1
# text = A cottage situated close by the river
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **situate** | participle |  | a cottage *not said here* |  |  |  | by the river; close *property* | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by river=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A barn situated far from the village

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:733-pg2591-part9:e4:o3:1
# text = A barn situated far from the village
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **situate** | participle |  | a barn *not said here* |  | the village |  | far *property* | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small hut by the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:733-pg2591-part9:e4:o4:1
# text = A small hut by the sea
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

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