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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Tales, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet,…

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Which of the following best describes the principal purpose of the excursion undertaken by Chanticleer and Partlet to the mountains?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** excursion · **What happens:** follow, describe, undertake, purpose · **To what, where:** principal purpose, excursion

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 738 «Grimm's Tales, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, part 14: the goose-girl is avenged, then the friends drive to visit Mr Korbes» 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/738-pg2591-part14/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:738-pg2591-part14:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the principal purpose of the excursion undertaken by Chanticleer and Partlet to the mountains?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	excursion	excursion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Chanticleer	chanticleer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	Partlet	partlet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the principal purpose of the excursion |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **undertake** | participle |  | the excursion *not said here* |  |  |  | by Chanticleer and Partlet; to the mountains | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **purpose** |  | the excursion |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=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 collect eggs for the market

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:738-pg2591-part14:e1:o1:1
# text = To collect eggs for the market
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	collect	collect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | to-infinitive |  | eggs |  |  |  | for the market | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hunt for a pleasant meal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:738-pg2591-part14:e1:o2:1
# text = To hunt for a pleasant meal
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for a pleasant meal | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for meal=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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To travel far and collect the ripest nuts for a feast at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:738-pg2591-part14:e1:o3:1
# text = To travel far and collect the ripest nuts for a feast at home
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	travel	travel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	collect	collect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	ripest	ripe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | to-infinitive |  | the ripest nuts |  | home |  | for a feast; far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme nut=Trajectory |
| 2 | **collect** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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To gather and consume ripe nuts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:738-pg2591-part14:e1:o4:1
# text = To gather and consume ripe nuts
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	gather	gather	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	consume	consume	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **consume** | infinitive |  | ripe nuts |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nut=Asset |

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