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description: Which of the following accurately describes the conduct of the young sparrows toward their mother? Exam question 2 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 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Sparrow-Mother: the gilded mot…

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Which of the following accurately describes the conduct of the young sparrows toward their mother?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, young sparrows

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the conduct of the young sparrows toward their mother?
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	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	sparrows	sparrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the conduct of the young sparrows toward sparrows's mother |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 3 | **conduct** |  |  | the young sparrows toward sparrows's mother |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act 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 {#o1}

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They fail to recognise her and refuse her entry to the nest, though she has come home at last

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e2:o1:1
# text = They fail to recognise her and refuse her entry to the nest, though she has come home at last
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fail	fail	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
18	home	home	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **recognise** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 3 | **refuse** | infinitive | They *not said here* | her entry |  |  |  | to the nest | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entry=Theme |
| 4 | **come** | present · perfect | she |  |  | last |  | home *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at last=Location |
| 5 | **enter** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They notice her gold and invite her to the nest for food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e2:o2:1
# text = They notice her gold and invite her to the nest for food
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	notice	notice	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	invite	invite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | present | They | her gold |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer gold=Stimulus |
| 2 | **invite** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  | to the nest for food | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |

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

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They fail to recognise her and refuse her entry to the nest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e2:o3:1
# text = They fail to recognise her and refuse her entry to the nest
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fail	fail	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **recognise** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 3 | **refuse** | infinitive | They *not said here* | her entry |  |  |  | to the nest | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entry=Theme |
| 4 | **enter** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They fail to recognise her and refuse her entry to the nest, instead admiring her gold and praising her as a peacock

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:910-pg27200-part121:e2:o4:1
# text = They fail to recognise her and refuse her entry to the nest, instead admiring her gold and praising her as a peacock
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fail	fail	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	15	mark	_	_
15	admiring	admire	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	praising	praise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	conj	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **recognise** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 3 | **refuse** | infinitive | They *not said here* | her entry |  |  |  | to the nest | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entry=Theme |
| 4 | **admire** | gerund |  | her gold |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gold=Stimulus |
| 5 | **praise** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | as a peacock | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Theme as peacock=Attribute |
| 6 | **enter** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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