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title: What did the mother state had been the purpose of the green band tha… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King… · tree and pragmatics
description: What did the mother state had been the purpose of the green band that fastened the bird to her heart? Exam question 4 of lesson 894 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga is freed and finds her mother» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga i…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What did the mother state had been the purpose of the green band that fastened the bird to her heart?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mother state, green band · **What happens:** do, be, fasten · **To what, where:** purpose, bird

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 894 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga is freed and finds her mother» 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/894-pg27200-part105/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e4:1
# text = What did the mother state had been the purpose of the green band that fastened the bird to her heart?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past · perfect | the mother state | the purpose |  |  |  | of the green band | tree rules |
| 3 | **fasten** | past | the green band | the bird |  |  |  | to bird's heart | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent bird=Patient to heart=Co-Patient |

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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 -->
It kept the bird fastened to her until she freed it to return to its father, and it had been woven by the bird's own mother long ago in Egypt.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e4:o1:1
# text = It kept the bird fastened to her until she freed it to return to its father, and it had been woven by the bird's own mother long ago in Egypt.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	's	PART	POS	_	25	case	_	_
27	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
29	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	30	advmod	_	_
30	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fasten** | past | the bird |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to she=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **free** | past | bird | it |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer it=Source |
| 4 | **return** | to-infinitive | bird *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to its father *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to father=Result |
| 5 | **weave** | past · perfect · passive | the bird's own mother | it |  | Egypt |  | ago *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It kept the bird fastened to her heart until she freed it so that it could return at last to its father in the far south.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e4:o2:1
# text = It kept the bird fastened to her heart until she freed it so that it could return at last to its father in the far south.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	17	mark	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	obl	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fasten** | past | the bird |  |  |  |  | to bird's heart | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to heart=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **free** | past | bird | heart |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer it=Source |
| 4 | **return** | could | heart |  |  | last |  | to heart's father *result*; in the far south | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to father=Result |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It kept the bird fastened to her until she freed it to return to its father

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e4:o3:1
# text = It kept the bird fastened to her until she freed it to return to its father
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fasten** | past | the bird |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to she=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **free** | past | bird | it |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer it=Source |
| 4 | **return** | to-infinitive | bird *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to its father *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to father=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was tied to keep the bird from flying off to the marsh alone.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e4:o4:1
# text = It was tied to keep the bird from flying off to the marsh alone.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the bird |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme |
| 3 | **fly off** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the marsh *result*; alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to marsh=Result |

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