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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 71: Rudy captures t…

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Which action did Rudy perform in order to secure the young eaglet before descending the cliff?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action · **What happens:** perform, secure, descend · **To what, where:** order, young eaglet, cliff

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 860 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 71: Rudy captures the eaglet and brings it to the mill, while the Ice Maiden mocks the railway» 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/860-pg27200-part71/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e1:1
# text = Which action did Rudy perform in order to secure the young eaglet before descending the cliff?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Rudy	Rudy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	perform	perform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	eaglet	eaglet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	descending	descend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | past · do-support | which action |  |  | order |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **secure** | to-infinitive | which action *not said here* | the young eaglet |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition eaglet=Theme |
| 3 | **descend** | gerund | which action *not said here* | the cliff |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cliff=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wrapped a cord around its wings and carried it down.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e1:o1:1
# text = He wrapped a cord around its wings and carried it down.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | past | He | a cord |  | cord's wings |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cord=Theme around wing=Destination |
| 2 | **carry down** | past | He *not said here* | cord |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having climbed up in the early morning, he threw a noose round the young bird, tightened it carefully upon its legs, and then slowly began descending.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e1:o2:1
# text = Having climbed up in the early morning, he threw a noose round the young bird, tightened it carefully upon its legs, and then slowly began descending.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	noose	noose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	round	round	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	tightened	tighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
21	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	28	advmod	_	_
27	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
29	descending	descend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	28	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb up** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  | morning |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **throw** | past | he | a noose |  |  |  | round the young bird | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noose=Theme |
| 4 | **tighten** | participle | the young bird *not said here* | noose |  |  |  | upon noose's legs; carefully *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 5 | **begin** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | slowly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 6 | **descend** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He lowered himself by a rope, threw a noose round the young bird and pulled it tight upon its legs before climbing down the cliff face.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e1:o3:1
# text = He lowered himself by a rope, threw a noose round the young bird and pulled it tight upon its legs before climbing down the cliff face.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lowered	lower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	noose	noose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	round	round	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
22	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
24	down	down	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lower** | past | He | himself *= he* |  |  |  | by a rope | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Theme by rope=Destination |
| 2 | **throw** | past |  | a noose |  |  |  | round the young bird | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noose=Theme |
| 3 | **pull** | past |  | noose |  |  |  | upon noose's legs; tight *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **climb** | gerund |  |  |  | the cliff face |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down face=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He threw a noose round the bird and tightened it upon its legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e1:o4:1
# text = He threw a noose round the bird and tightened it upon its legs.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	noose	noose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	round	round	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tightened	tighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | He | a noose |  |  |  | round the bird | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noose=Theme |
| 2 | **tighten** | participle | He *not said here* | noose |  |  |  | upon noose's legs | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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