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description: Identify the description of the escaped beast furnished by the little girl-daughter. Exam question 1 of lesson 91 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 2: Pau Amma loses his shell» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 1 · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 2…

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Identify the description of the escaped beast furnished by the little girl-daughter.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, escape, furnish, describe · **To what, where:** description, escaped beast

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 91 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 2: Pau Amma loses his shell» 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/91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:e1:1
# text = Identify the description of the escaped beast furnished by the little girl-daughter.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	escaped	escape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	furnished	furnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 description of the escaped beast |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent description=Theme |
| 2 | **escape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **furnish** | participle |  | the escaped beast *not said here* |  |  |  | by the little girl daughter | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **describe** |  |  | the escaped beast |  |  |  |  | nom description «communication transitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking sideways, armoured upon the back, and a great golden voice

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:e1:o1:1
# text = Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking sideways, armoured upon the back, and a great golden voice
1	Round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	stalks	stalk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
11	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	armoured	armour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sideways *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **armour** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | upon the back | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking sideways, armoured upon the back

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:e1:o2:1
# text = Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking sideways, armoured upon the back
1	Round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	stalks	stalk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
11	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	armoured	armour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sideways *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **armour** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | upon the back | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking forwards, armoured below

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:e1:o3:1
# text = Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking forwards, armoured below
1	Round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	stalks	stalk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
11	forwards	forwards	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	armoured	armour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
14	below	below	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | forwards *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **armour** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | below *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking sideways, armoured upon the back, and with twelve legs

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:e1:o4:1
# text = Round and flat, with eyes upon stalks, walking sideways, armoured upon the back, and with twelve legs
1	Round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	stalks	stalk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
11	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	armoured	armour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sideways *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **armour** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | upon the back | tree rules |

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