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description: With reference to the passage, what is the principal consequence of the sparrow-mother's gilding? Exam question 1 of lesson 910 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Sparrow-Mother: the gilded mother is pecked to death, and her children burn their own nest» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Sparrow-Mother: the gilded mot…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With reference to the passage, what is the principal consequence of the sparrow-mother's gilding?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** passage · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** principal consequence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 910 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Sparrow-Mother: the gilded mother is pecked to death, and her children burn their own 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/910-pg27200-part121/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, what is the principal consequence of the sparrow-mother's gilding?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	gilding	gilding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the passage and the principal consequence | the principal consequence |  |  |  | of the sparrow mother's gilding | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is attacked and fatally plucked by the birds that once were her kin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e1:o1:1
# text = She is attacked and fatally plucked by the birds that once were her kin
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	attacked	attack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	fatally	fatally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	plucked	pluck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	12	advmod	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	kin	kin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | present · passive | the birds | She |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pluck** | participle | the birds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fatally *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She is attacked and fatally plucked by the birds that once were her kin, and falls bleeding into the rose-bush at last

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e1:o2:1
# text = She is attacked and fatally plucked by the birds that once were her kin, and falls bleeding into the rose-bush at last
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	attacked	attack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	fatally	fatally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	plucked	pluck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	14	advmod	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	kin	kin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	xcomp	_	_
19	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | present · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **pluck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the birds; fatally *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the birds | her kin |  |  |  | once *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **fall** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **bleed** | gerund |  |  |  | the rose bush |  | at last | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into bush=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is attacked and fatally plucked by the birds that once were her kin, who mistook her for a peacock

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e1:o3:1
# text = She is attacked and fatally plucked by the birds that once were her kin, who mistook her for a peacock
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	attacked	attack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	fatally	fatally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	plucked	pluck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	14	advmod	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	kin	kin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	mistook	mistake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | present · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **pluck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the birds; fatally *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | her kin |  |  |  | once *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **mistake** | past | the birds | her *= she* |  |  |  | for a peacock | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is admired by the peacocks and then carried off by the soap-man

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e1:o4:1
# text = She is admired by the peacocks and then carried off by the soap-man
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	admired	admire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	peacocks	peacock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admire** | present · passive | the peacocks | She |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **carry off** | participle | the peacocks *not said here* |  |  |  | then | by the soap man | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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