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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom, part 1: a miller's d…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In which manner does the narrator relate the sequence by which the maiden, having been deceived, succeeded in escaping the robbers' dwelling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** do, relate, deceive, succeed, escape, dwell · **To what, where:** narrator, sequence, robbers

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 747 «Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom, part 1: a miller's daughter escapes the robbers' house» 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/747-pg2591-part23/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:e1:1
# text = In which manner does the narrator relate the sequence by which the maiden, having been deceived, succeeded in escaping the robbers' dwelling?
1	In	in	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	relate	relate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	deceived	deceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
20	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	escaping	escape	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	_
25	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the narrator |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent narrator=Eventuality |
| 2 | **relate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sequence |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme |
| 3 | **deceive** | gerund · perfect · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP» |
| 4 | **succeed** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **escape** | gerund | you *not said here* | the robbers |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme robber=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **dwell** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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By presenting a long series of flashbacks that reveal the girl's childhood, the groom's previous marriages, and the events of the wedding night in exhaustive detail

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:e1:o1:1
# text = By presenting a long series of flashbacks that reveal the girl's childhood, the groom's previous marriages, and the events of the wedding night in exhaustive detail
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	presenting	present	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	series	series	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flashbacks	flashback	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	reveal	reveal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	groom	groom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	marriages	marriage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	exhaustive	exhaustive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | gerund |  | a long series of flashbacks |  | exhaustive detail |  | the events of the wedding night *obl* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent series=Theme |
| 2 | **reveal** | present | flashbacks | the girl's childhood and the groom's previous marriages |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent childhood=Topic |
| 3 | **marry** |  | the groom |  |  |  |  |  | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By alternating between the girl's inner thoughts and the robbers' conversations, cutting back and forth across the forest, the house, and the cellar until the reader is fully informed

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:e1:o2:1
# text = By alternating between the girl's inner thoughts and the robbers' conversations, cutting back and forth across the forest, the house, and the cellar until the reader is fully informed
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	alternating	alternate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	conversations	conversation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	16	conj	_	_
19	across	across	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj:pass	_	_
29	until	until	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
32	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux:pass	_	_
33	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alternate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | between the girl's inner thoughts and the robbers's conversations | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cut back** | gerund |  |  |  | the forest and the house |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across forest=Location |
| 3 | **inform** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | the cellar until the reader |  |  |  | fully *property* | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 4 | **think** |  | the girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **converse** |  | the robbers |  |  |  |  |  | nom conversation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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By describing how she marked her path, took refuge behind the cask, and passed the sleeping robbers

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:e1:o3:1
# text = By describing how she marked her path, took refuge behind the cask, and passed the sleeping robbers
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	marked	mark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	refuge	refuge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cask	cask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **mark** | past | she | her path |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent path=Destination |
| 3 | **take** | past |  | refuge |  | the cask |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent refuge=Theme |
| 4 | **pass** | past |  | the sleeping robbers |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme robber=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By recounting the bird's warning, the cellar search, and how the robbers were drugged to sleep

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:e1:o4:1
# text = By recounting the bird's warning, the cellar search, and how the robbers were drugged to sleep
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	recounting	recount	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	drugged	drug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recount** *speech: other* | gerund |  | the bird's warning |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent warning=Topic |
| 2 | **drug** | past · passive |  | the robbers |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 3 | **sleep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **warn** |  | the bird |  |  |  |  |  | nom warning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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