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description: Which action did the tailor perform to demonstrate his strength to the giant? Exam question 3 of lesson 741 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Brave Little Tailor, part 17: the tailor tricks the giants and wins a place at the king's court» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 3 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Brave Little Tailor, part 17: the…

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Which action did the tailor perform to demonstrate his strength to the giant?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, tailor · **What happens:** do, perform, demonstrate · **To what, where:** strength, giant

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 741 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Brave Little Tailor, part 17: the tailor tricks the giants and wins a place at the king's court» 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/741-pg2591-part17/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:741-pg2591-part17:e3:1
# text = Which action did the tailor perform to demonstrate his strength to the giant?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	perform	perform	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which action |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **perform** | present | the tailor |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **demonstrate** | to-infinitive | the tailor *not said here* | tailor's strength | the giant |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent strength=Topic to giant=Recipient |

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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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He squeezed a ripe apple until juice poured out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:741-pg2591-part17:e3:o1:1
# text = He squeezed a ripe apple until juice poured out
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	squeezed	squeeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | past | He | a ripe apple |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme |
| 2 | **pour out** | participle | juice |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He crushed a soft cheese in his fist until the whey ran out, then bragged to the giants

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:741-pg2591-part17:e3:o2:1
# text = He crushed a soft cheese in his fist until the whey ran out, then bragged to the giants
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crushed	crush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
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	fist	fist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	whey	whey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	bragged	brag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	giants	giant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crush** | past | He | a soft cheese |  | his fist |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Patient |
| 2 | **run out** | past | the whey |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **brag** *speech: other* | past | He *not said here* |  | the giants |  | then |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to giant=Recipient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He compressed a soft cheese until liquid emerged

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:741-pg2591-part17:e3:o3:1
# text = He compressed a soft cheese until liquid emerged
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	compressed	compress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	emerged	emerge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | past | He | a soft cheese |  |  | until liquid |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cheese=Patient |
| 2 | **emerge** | participle |  | liquid *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tore a bread loaf into pieces until crumbs fell everywhere on the floor of the cave

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:741-pg2591-part17:e3:o4:1
# text = He tore a bread loaf into pieces until crumbs fell everywhere on the floor of the cave
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tore	tore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tore** | past | He | a bread loaf |  | pieces |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | past | crumbs |  |  | the floor of the cave |  | everywhere *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on floor=Location |

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