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title: With reference to the passage, state the purpose for which the house… — Andersen's Tales, The Old Grave-Stone,… · tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Old Grave-Stone, part 131: the old g…

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With reference to the passage, state the purpose for which the household employed the old grave-stone in the courtyard.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** household · **What happens:** employ · **To what, where:** old grave stone, courtyard

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 920 «Andersen's Tales, The Old Grave-Stone, part 131: the old grave-stone is remembered, and a new tale begins with an old house and a leaking dragon gutter» 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/920-pg27200-part131/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:920-pg27200-part131:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, state the purpose for which the household employed the old grave-stone in the courtyard.
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	employed	employ	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
17	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	courtyard	courtyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | past | the household | the old grave stone |  | the courtyard |  | for the purpose | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent stone=Theme for which=Eventuality |

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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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It was placed there so that the household could rest their washing and dry the copper saucepans in the sunny yard

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:920-pg27200-part131:e1:o1:1
# text = It was placed there so that the household could rest their washing and dry the copper saucepans in the sunny yard
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	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	saucepans	saucepan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | past · passive |  | It |  | there |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **rest** | could | the household | their washing |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location washing=Theme |
| 3 | **dry** | infinitive | the household *not said here* | the copper saucepans |  |  |  | in the sunny yard | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient saucepan=Result |
| 4 | **wash** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom washing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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It served to dry copper saucepans in the sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:920-pg27200-part131:e1:o2:1
# text = It served to dry copper saucepans in the sun
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	saucepans	saucepan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dry** | to-infinitive |  | copper saucepans |  | the sun |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient saucepan=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It helped the maids to wash the saucepans

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:920-pg27200-part131:e1:o3:1
# text = It helped the maids to wash the saucepans
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	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	maids	maid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	saucepans	saucepan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | It | the maids |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent maid=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **wash** | to-infinitive | the maids *not said here* | the saucepans |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saucepan=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The maids used it to lay out and dry the heavy copper saucepans every single morning in the bright sun

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:920-pg27200-part131:e1:o4:1
# text = The maids used it to lay out and dry the heavy copper saucepans every single morning in the bright sun
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	maids	maid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	saucepans	saucepan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
15	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the maids | it |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **lay out** | to-infinitive | the maids *not said here* | the heavy copper saucepans |  | the bright sun | morning |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent saucepan=Theme in sun=Destination |
| 3 | **dry** | infinitive | the maids *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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