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title: Which of the following best states the nature of the bargain struck… — Grimm's Household Tales, The Miser in… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best states the nature of the bargain struck between the servant and the miser? Exam question 2 of lesson 758 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Miser in the Bush: Clever Elsie runs off, and a servant turns a miser's money into a dancing bush» of the books course of Mova's primary 
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# Exam question 2 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Miser in the Bush: Clever Els…

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Which of the following best states the nature of the bargain struck between the servant and the miser?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** best, nature · **What happens:** follow, state, strike · **To what, where:** servant · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 758 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Miser in the Bush: Clever Elsie runs off, and a servant turns a miser's money into a dancing bush» 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/758-pg2591-part34/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:758-pg2591-part34:e2:1
# text = Which of the following best states the nature of the bargain struck between the servant and the miser?
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	nsubj	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	miser	miser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present | the best |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **strike** | past | the nature of the bargain |  |  | the servant and the miser |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between servant=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 {#o1}

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The servant surrendered his beloved fiddle and his three wishes in exchange for a sum of florins and a horse

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:758-pg2591-part34:e2:o1:1
# text = The servant surrendered his beloved fiddle and his three wishes in exchange for a sum of florins and a horse
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	beloved	beloved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fiddle	fiddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	wishes	wish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	florins	florin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past | the servant | servant's beloved fiddle and servant's three wishes in exchange for a sum of florins and a horse |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent fiddle=Theme |
| 2 | **wish** |  | servant |  |  | exchange for a sum of florins |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |
| 3 | **sum** |  |  | florins |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The servant surrendered his fiddle in exchange for a sum of florins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:758-pg2591-part34:e2:o2:1
# text = The servant surrendered his fiddle in exchange for a sum of florins
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fiddle	fiddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	florins	florin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past | the servant | servant's fiddle |  | exchange |  | for a sum of florins | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent fiddle=Theme |
| 2 | **sum** |  |  | florins |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The servant gave his fiddle to the miser for a hundred florins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:758-pg2591-part34:e2:o3:1
# text = The servant gave his fiddle to the miser for a hundred florins
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fiddle	fiddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	miser	miser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	florins	florin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the servant | servant's fiddle | the miser |  |  | for hundred florins | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent fiddle=Theme to miser=Recipient for florin=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The servant surrendered his fiddle to the miser in exchange for a large sum of florins and later regretted the bargain

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:758-pg2591-part34:e2:o4:1
# text = The servant surrendered his fiddle to the miser in exchange for a large sum of florins and later regretted the bargain
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fiddle	fiddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	miser	miser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	florins	florin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
19	regretted	regret	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past | the servant | servant's fiddle | the miser in exchange |  |  | for a large sum of florins | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent fiddle=Theme to miser=Recipient |
| 2 | **regret** | past | the servant *not said here* | the bargain |  |  |  | late *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bargain=Stimulus |
| 3 | **sum** |  |  | florins |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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