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title: Specify the location in which Tom Thumb finally rested before dawn. — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Specify the location in which Tom Thumb finally rested before dawn. Exam question 4 of lesson 748 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1: tiny Tom is sold, tricks thieves, and naps in the hay» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1: tiny Tom is sold,…

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Specify the location in which Tom Thumb finally rested before dawn.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Tom · **What happens:** specify, rest · **To what, where:** location

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 748 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1: tiny Tom is sold, tricks thieves, and naps in the hay» 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/748-pg2591-part24/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:e4:1
# text = Specify the location in which Tom Thumb finally rested before dawn.
1	Specify	specify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	location	location	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	Thumb	Thumb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
8	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **specify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the location |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent location=Theme |
| 2 | **rest** | past | Tom |  |  | the location | dawn | finally *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent in which=Location |

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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 {#o1}

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He slept under an old wooden cart.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:e4:o1:1
# text = He slept under an old wooden cart.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | He |  |  | a old wooden cart |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He slept soundly in the hay-loft of the farmer's barn, where nobody would think to look for a boy.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:e4:o2:1
# text = He slept soundly in the hay-loft of the farmer's barn, where nobody would think to look for a boy.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soundly	soundly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	loft	loft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
16	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	18	nsubj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | He |  |  | the hay loft of the farmer's barn |  | soundly *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in loft=Location |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | would | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | to-infinitive | nobody *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a boy | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for boy=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He slept in the hay-loft of the barn, curled up in a heap of soft straw near the horses.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:e4:o3:1
# text = He slept in the hay-loft of the barn, curled up in a heap of soft straw near the horses.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	loft	loft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	curled	curl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	near	near	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | He |  |  | the hay loft of the barn |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in loft=Location |
| 2 | **curl up** | participle |  | the barn *not said here* |  | a heap of soft straw near the horses |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |

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

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He slept in the hay-loft of the barn.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:e4:o4:1
# text = He slept in the hay-loft of the barn.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	loft	loft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | He |  |  | the hay loft of the barn |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in loft=Location |

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