--- title: What material was the kettle hung upon the hob, as described in the… — Grimm, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 6… · tree and pragmatics description: What material was the kettle hung upon the hob, as described in the passage? Exam question 2 of lesson 788 «Grimm, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 64: two sisters befriend a bear and free a dwarf from a tree» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/788-pg2591-part64/e2/) [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, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 6…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/788-pg2591-part64/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Grimm, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 64: two sisters befri… What material was the kettle hung upon the hob, as described in the passage? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** material · **What happens:** be, hang, describe · **To what, where:** kettle, hob, passage This is exam question 2 of lesson 788 «Grimm, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 64: two sisters befriend a bear and free a dwarf from a tree» 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/788-pg2591-part64/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:788-pg2591-part64:e2:1 # text = What material was the kettle hung upon the hob, as described in the passage? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 nsubj _ _ 2 material material NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 kettle kettle NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 acl:relcl _ _ 6 hung hang VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 hob hob NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 as as SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 12 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 passage passage NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | material | the kettle | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hang** | past | | | | the hob | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon hob=Location | | 3 | **describe** | participle | | | | the passage | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Silver ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:788-pg2591-part64:e2:o1:1 # text = Silver 1 Silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Brass ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:788-pg2591-part64:e2:o2:1 # text = Brass 1 Brass brass NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} Copper ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:788-pg2591-part64:e2:o3:1 # text = Copper 1 Copper copper NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Iron ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:788-pg2591-part64:e2:o4:1 # text = Iron 1 Iron iron NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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