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title: Upon which object did the goblin, during the nocturnal conflagration… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Upon which object did the goblin, during the nocturnal conflagration, fix his protective grasp, and in what manner did he secure it? Exam question 1 of lesson 834 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and the Huckster: the fire breaks out and the goblin saves the student's book» of the books course of
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and the Huckster: the f…

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Upon which object did the goblin, during the nocturnal conflagration, fix his protective grasp, and in what manner did he secure it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object, you, manner · **What happens:** do, fix, secure, grasp · **To what, where:** goblin, protective grasp, grasp

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 834 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and the Huckster: the fire breaks out and the goblin saves the student's book» 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/834-pg27200-part45/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e1:1
# text = Upon which object did the goblin, during the nocturnal conflagration, fix his protective grasp, and in what manner did he secure it?
1	Upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goblin	goblin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	nocturnal	nocturnal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	fix	fix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	protective	protective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	grasp	grasp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
19	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	21	det	_	_
21	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which object | the goblin |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goblin=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fix** | imperative | you *not said here* | object's protective grasp |  |  | during the nocturnal conflagration |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent grasp=Patient |
| 3 | **secure** | past · do-support | manner | grasp |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Theme |
| 4 | **grasp** |  | object |  |  |  |  |  | nom grasp «cognition 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 {#o1}

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The wonderful book, which he secured within his red cap, holding the cap firmly with both hands, then carried it down the stairs to the student's room

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e1:o1:1
# text = The wonderful book, which he secured within his red cap, holding the cap firmly with both hands, then carried it down the stairs to the student's room
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	secured	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
22	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	down	down	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	's	's	PART	POS	_	29	case	_	_
31	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **secure** | past | the wonderful book |  |  |  |  | within book's red cap | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | the wonderful book *not said here* | the cap |  |  |  | with both hands; firmly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Theme |
| 3 | **carry down** | past | the wonderful book *not said here* | cap |  |  | then | to the student's room | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme it=Beneficiary stair=Value |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The wonderful book, which he secured within his red cap, holding the cap firmly with both hands

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e1:o2:1
# text = The wonderful book, which he secured within his red cap, holding the cap firmly with both hands
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	secured	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **secure** | past | the wonderful book |  |  |  |  | within book's red cap | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | the wonderful book *not said here* | the cap |  |  |  | with both hands; firmly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The golden book, which he tucked into his red hat, pressing the hat tightly with one arm

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e1:o3:1
# text = The golden book, which he tucked into his red hat, pressing the hat tightly with one arm
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	tucked	tuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tuck** | past | the golden book |  |  | book's red hat |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into hat=Destination |
| 2 | **press** | gerund | the golden book *not said here* | the hat |  |  |  | with one arm; tightly *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wonderful book, which he secured within his red cap, holding the cap firmly with both hands while leaping across the roof tiles and into the chimney smoke

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e1:o4:1
# text = The wonderful book, which he secured within his red cap, holding the cap firmly with both hands while leaping across the roof tiles and into the chimney smoke
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	secured	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
20	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	leaping	leap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
22	across	across	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
27	into	into	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **secure** | past | the wonderful book |  |  |  |  | within book's red cap | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | the wonderful book *not said here* | the cap |  |  |  | with both hands; firmly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Theme |
| 3 | **leap** | gerund | the wonderful book *not said here* |  |  | the roof tiles |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across tile=Trajectory |

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