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title: Which of the following identifies the cause of the transformation of… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Seven Ravens,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following identifies the cause of the transformation of the seven sons into ravens, as stated in the extract? Exam question 3 of lesson 778 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Seven Ravens, part 1: a girl sets out to free her seven brothers, who were turned into ravens» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 3 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Seven Ravens, part 1: a girl sets…

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Which of the following identifies the cause of the transformation of the seven sons into ravens, as stated in the extract?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, identify, state, cause, transform · **To what, where:** cause, ravens, extract, transformation, seven sons

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 778 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Seven Ravens, part 1: a girl sets out to free her seven brothers, who were turned into ravens» 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/778-pg2591-part54/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:778-pg2591-part54:e3:1
# text = Which of the following identifies the cause of the transformation of the seven sons into ravens, as stated in the extract?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	transformation	transformation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	ravens	raven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	extract	extract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **identify** | present |  | the cause of the transformation of the seven sons |  | ravens |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent cause=Theme |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  | the extract |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cause** |  |  | the transformation of the seven sons |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **transform** |  |  | the seven sons |  |  |  |  | nom transformation «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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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their father's angry wish spoken when they were late

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:778-pg2591-part54:e3:o1:1
# text = their father's angry wish spoken when they were late
1	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | their father's angry wish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wish** |  | their father |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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their father's angry wish made in haste at the well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:778-pg2591-part54:e3:o2:1
# text = their father's angry wish made in haste at the well
1	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | their father's angry wish *not said here* |  | haste |  | at the well | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **wish** |  | their father |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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their father's angry wish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:778-pg2591-part54:e3:o3:1
# text = their father's angry wish
1	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** |  | their father |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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their mother's sad prayer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:778-pg2591-part54:e3:o4:1
# text = their mother's sad prayer
1	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pray** |  | their mother |  |  |  |  |  | nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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