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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf, par…

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Identify the principal agent of the spiritual transformation described in the passage, namely the young woman known as Inge, and state the precise nature of her transformed form.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Inge · **What happens:** identify, describe, know, state, transform, form · **To what, where:** principal agent, spiritual transformation, passage, namely young woman, precise nature

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 833 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf, part 44: Inge is freed as a little bird, does good deeds all winter, and turns white» 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/833-pg27200-part44/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:833-pg27200-part44:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal agent of the spiritual transformation described in the passage, namely the young woman known as Inge, and state the precise nature of her transformed form.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	agent	agent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spiritual	spiritual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	transformation	transformation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	namely	namely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
18	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Inge	Inge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
29	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	30	amod	_	_
30	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal agent of the spiritual transformation |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | participle |  | the spiritual transformation *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **know** | participle |  | the namely young woman *not said here* |  |  |  | as Inge | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as inge=Attribute |
| 4 | **state** *speech: other* | infinitive |  | the precise nature of Inge's transformed form |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nature=Topic |
| 5 | **transform** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **form** |  | Inge |  |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Inge, transformed into a small bird of voiceless disposition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:833-pg27200-part44:e1:o1:1
# text = Inge, transformed into a small bird of voiceless disposition
1	Inge	inge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	voiceless	voiceless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	disposition	disposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | participle |  | Inge *not said here* |  |  |  | into a small bird of voiceless disposition *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into bird=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A young girl named Inge, transformed into a white bird with no voice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:833-pg27200-part44:e1:o2:1
# text = A young girl named Inge, transformed into a white bird with no voice
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	Inge	Inge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | participle |  | a young girl *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **transform** | participle |  | a young girl *not said here* |  |  |  | into a white bird with no voice *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into bird=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Inge, transformed into a small bird of voiceless disposition that lived in a ruined wall and fed the birds

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:833-pg27200-part44:e1:o3:1
# text = Inge, transformed into a small bird of voiceless disposition that lived in a ruined wall and fed the birds
1	Inge	inge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	voiceless	voiceless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	disposition	disposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | participle |  | Inge *not said here* |  |  |  | into a small bird of voiceless disposition *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into bird=Result |
| 2 | **live** | past | voiceless disposition |  |  | a ruined wall |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wall=Location |
| 3 | **ruin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **feed** | past | voiceless disposition *not said here* |  | the birds |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inge, turned into a grey bird with no song

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:833-pg27200-part44:e1:o4:1
# text = Inge, turned into a grey bird with no song
1	Inge	Inge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | Inge |  |  |  |  | into a grey bird *result*; with no song | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into bird=Result |

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