--- title: Which of the following did the hunters bind together over the cavity… — Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following did the hunters bind together over the cavity in order to reach the nest? Exam question 1 of lesson 859 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 70: Rudy climbs to the eagle's nest» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/859-pg27200-part70/e1/) [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/) / [Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/859-pg27200-part70/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 70: Rudy climbs to… Which of the following did the hunters bind together over the cavity in order to reach the nest? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hunters · **What happens:** follow, do, bind, reach · **To what, where:** cavity, nest This is exam question 1 of lesson 859 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 70: Rudy climbs to the eagle's nest» 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/859-pg27200-part70/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:859-pg27200-part70:e1:1 # text = Which of the following did the hunters bind together over the cavity in order to reach the nest? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hunters hunter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 bind bind VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 9 together together ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 over over ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 cavity cavity NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 in in SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 16 mark _ _ 14 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 fixed _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 reach reach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 nest nest NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **do** | past | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **bind** | present | the hunters | | | the cavity | | together *property* | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **reach** | to-infinitive | the hunters *not said here* | the nest | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent nest=Theme | 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} three ladders only ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:859-pg27200-part70:e1:o1:1 # text = three ladders only 1 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 ladders ladder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} three ladders tied together in a row, with ropes ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:859-pg27200-part70:e1:o2:1 # text = three ladders tied together in a row, with ropes 1 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 ladders ladder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 together together ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 row row NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 ropes rope NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie** | participle | | three ladders and ropes *not said here* | | a row | | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} two additional ladders, fastened to the three beneath ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:859-pg27200-part70:e1:o3:1 # text = two additional ladders, fastened to the three beneath 1 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 2 additional additional ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 ladders ladder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 fastened fasten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 beneath beneath NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fasten** | participle | | two additional ladders *not said here* | | | | to the three beneath | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to beneath=Co-Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} two more ladders, lashed to the pole beneath them ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:859-pg27200-part70:e1:o4:1 # text = two more ladders, lashed to the pole beneath them 1 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 2 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 amod _ _ 3 ladders ladder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 lashed lash VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 pole pole NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 beneath beneath ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lash** | participle | | two more ladders *not said here* | | | | to the pole beneath ladders | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to pole=Co-Patient | **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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