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title: State the manner in which the mother of the Winds disciplined her so… — Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the manner in which the mother of the Winds disciplined her sons, and the purpose of the sack. Exam question 3 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
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of Paradise, part 145:…

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State the manner in which the mother of the Winds disciplined her sons, and the purpose of the sack.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, mother, sack · **What happens:** state, discipline, purpose · **To what, where:** manner, sons

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e3:1
# text = State the manner in which the mother of the Winds disciplined her sons, and the purpose of the sack.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Winds	Wind	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	disciplined	discipline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  | the purpose of the sack *obl* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |
| 2 | **discipline** | past | the mother of the Winds | mother's sons |  | the manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | the sack |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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}

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She seized the offending wind and confined him in a sack, sitting upon him to keep him still

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e3:o1:1
# text = She seized the offending wind and confined him in a sack, sitting upon him to keep him still
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	offending	offending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	confined	confine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	still	still	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | past | She | the offending wind |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
| 2 | **confine** | past | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  | a sack |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in sack=Destination |
| 3 | **sit** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon him *= he* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon he=Location |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She seized the offending wind by his collar and shut him in a sack, then sat upon him, as a mother would, so he could not escape or cause more trouble among his brothers

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e3:o2:1
# text = She seized the offending wind by his collar and shut him in a sack, then sat upon him, as a mother would, so he could not escape or cause more trouble among his brothers
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	offending	offending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	shut	shut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
26	so	so	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
28	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
29	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
30	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
31	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	conj	_	_
33	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	34	amod	_	_
34	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	_
35	among	among	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	37	nmod:poss	_	_
37	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | past | She | the offending wind |  |  |  | by his collar | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
| 2 | **shut** | past | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  | a sack |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 3 | **sit** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  | then | upon him *= he* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon he=Location |
| 4 | **not** **escape** | could | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **cause** | infinitive | he *not said here* | more trouble |  |  |  | among his brothers | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She grabbed the naughty wind and put him in a bag, then sat on it so he couldn't escape

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e3:o3:1
# text = She grabbed the naughty wind and put him in a bag, then sat on it so he couldn't escape
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	naughty	naughty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
17	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | past | She | the naughty wind |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  | a bag |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in bag=Destination |
| 3 | **sit** | past | She *not said here* |  |  | bag | then |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on it=Location |
| 4 | **not** **escape** | could | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She caught the guilty wind and shut him in a sack, holding it closed with her weight

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:934-pg27200-part145:e3:o4:1
# text = She caught the guilty wind and shut him in a sack, holding it closed with her weight
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shut	shut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	xcomp	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | She | the guilty wind |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
| 2 | **shut** | past | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  | a sack |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 3 | **hold** | gerund | She *not said here* | wind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **close** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with her weight | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with weight=Theme |

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