--- title: Which action of the shepherd led directly to his death in the barrel… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Cat… · tree and pragmatics description: Which action of the shepherd led directly to his death in the barrel, as the text describes it? Exam question 1 of lesson 752 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Catherine: a careless wife ruins the dinner, and the gold is stolen.» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/752-pg2591-part28/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Cat…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/752-pg2591-part28/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Catherine: a careless w… Which action of the shepherd led directly to his death in the barrel, as the text describes it? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, text, shepherd · **What happens:** lead, describe, act, die · **To what, where:** barrel This is exam question 1 of lesson 752 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Catherine: a careless wife ruins the dinner, and the gold is stolen.» 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/752-pg2591-part28/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:e1:1 # text = Which action of the shepherd led directly to his death in the barrel, as the text describes it? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 shepherd shepherd NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 led lead VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 directly directly ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 barrel barrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 as as SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 18 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lead** | past | which action of the shepherd | | | the barrel | | to action's death; directly *property* | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to death=Patient | | 2 | **describe** | present | the text | barrel | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 3 | **act** | | the shepherd | | | | | | nom action «act intransitive»: of=agent | | 4 | **die** | | action | | | | | | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent | 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} He agreed to enter the barrel, convinced that the mayor would reward him handsomely, and so he was drowned in the river with the rest of the flock ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:e1:o1:1 # text = He agreed to enter the barrel, convinced that the mayor would reward him handsomely, and so he was drowned in the river with the rest of the flock 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 agreed agree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 enter enter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 barrel barrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 convinced convinced ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 mayor mayor NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 12 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 reward reward VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 14 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 handsomely handsomely ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 18 so so ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj:pass _ _ 20 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux:pass _ _ 21 drowned drown VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 25 with with ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 flock flock NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | He | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **enter** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the barrel | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme barrel=Destination | | 3 | **reward** | would | the mayor | | him *= he* | | | handsomely *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 4 | **drown** | past · passive | | mayor | | the river | | with the rest of the flock | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with rest=Instrument | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} He accepted the job of carrying the barrel down to the river at dawn ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:e1:o2:1 # text = He accepted the job of carrying the barrel down to the river at dawn 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 accepted accept VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 carrying carry VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 barrel barrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 down down ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 dawn dawn NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **accept** | past | He | the job | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme | | 2 | **carry down** | gerund | the job *not said here* | the barrel | | the river | dawn | down *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent barrel=Theme to river=Destination | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He agreed to enter the barrel in the belief that he would be made mayor ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:e1:o3:1 # text = He agreed to enter the barrel in the belief that he would be made mayor 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 agreed agree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 enter enter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 barrel barrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 belief belief NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 12 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 13 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 acl _ _ 15 mayor mayor NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | He | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **enter** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the barrel | | the belief | | | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme barrel=Destination | | 3 | **make** | would · passive | | he | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary mayor=Product | ### Option 4 {#o4} He stepped into the barrel after the peasant promised him a share of the sheep money ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:e1:o4:1 # text = He stepped into the barrel after the peasant promised him a share of the sheep money 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 stepped step VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 into into ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 barrel barrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 after after SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 peasant peasant NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 promised promise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 10 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 iobj _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 share share NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 sheep sheep NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 compound _ _ 16 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **step** | past | He | | | the barrel | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into barrel=Destination | | 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the peasant | a share of the sheep money | him *= he* | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal share=Theme | | 3 | **share** | | | the sheep money | | | | | nom share «possession transitive»: of=patient | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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