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title: Which wind was instructed by the mother to deliver the palm-leaf, an… — Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which wind was instructed by the mother to deliver the palm-leaf, and in what manner was the leaf received by the princess? Exam question 1 of lesson 934 «Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of Paradise, part 145: the Winds tell their travels, and the East Wind flies the prince toward paradise» of t
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of Paradise, part 145:…

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Which wind was instructed by the mother to deliver the palm-leaf, and in what manner was the leaf received by the princess?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mother · **What happens:** instruct, deliver, be, receive · **To what, where:** wind, palm leaf, leaf, manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 934 «Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of Paradise, part 145: the Winds tell their travels, and the East Wind flies the prince toward paradise» 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/934-pg27200-part145/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e1:1
# text = Which wind was instructed by the mother to deliver the palm-leaf, and in what manner was the leaf received by the princess?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	instructed	instruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	18	det	_	_
18	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
22	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **instruct** *speech: other* | past · passive | the mother | which wind |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **deliver** | to-infinitive | the mother *not said here* | the palm leaf |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | the leaf |  | what manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **receive** | participle |  | the leaf *not said here* |  |  |  | by the princess | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by princess=Location |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The South Wind delivered the palm-leaf, which bore the phoenix's inscribed history

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e1:o1:1
# text = The South Wind delivered the palm-leaf, which bore the phoenix's inscribed history
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	bore	bear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	phoenix	Phoenix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	inscribed	inscribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | past | the South Wind | the palm leaf |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |
| 2 | **bear** | past | the palm leaf | the phoenix's inscribed history |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent history=Patient |
| 3 | **inscribe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The East Wind delivered the letter, which showed the phoenix's written life story to the princess

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e1:o2:1
# text = The East Wind delivered the letter, which showed the phoenix's written life story to the princess
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	phoenix	Phoenix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | past | the East Wind | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | past | the letter | the phoenix's written life story | the princess |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Topic to princess=Recipient |
| 3 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The South Wind, in a sack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e1:o3:1
# text = The South Wind, in a sack
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The North Wind handed over the leaf, which the princess read slowly and then wept over

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e1:o4:1
# text = The North Wind handed over the leaf, which the princess read slowly and then wept over
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	over	over	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand** | past | the North Wind |  |  | the leaf |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **read** | past | the princess |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Topic |
| 3 | **weep over** | past | the North Wind *not said here* |  |  |  | then | over *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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