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description: In what manner did the evil spirit impair the vision of the eldest brother? Exam question 1 of lesson 939 «Andersen, The Philosopher's Stone, part 150: the Seer's eyes are clouded, the Hearer's ears burst, and the third brother sets out» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen, The Philosopher's Stone, part 150: the Seer's ey…

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In what manner did the evil spirit impair the vision of the eldest brother?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** evil spirit · **What happens:** impair · **To what, where:** vision, manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 939 «Andersen, The Philosopher's Stone, part 150: the Seer's eyes are clouded, the Hearer's ears burst, and the third brother sets out» 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/939-pg27200-part150/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:939-pg27200-part150:e1:1
# text = In what manner did the evil spirit impair the vision of the eldest brother?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	impair	impair	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	amod	_	_
14	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impair** | past · do-support | the evil spirit | the vision of the eldest brother |  | what manner |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus vision=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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By throwing stones at his window at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:939-pg27200-part150:e1:o1:1
# text = By throwing stones at his window at night
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | gerund |  | stones |  | his window | night |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stone=Theme at window=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By blowing sand into his ears, which then became drums

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:939-pg27200-part150:e1:o2:1
# text = By blowing sand into his ears, which then became drums
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	drums	drum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | gerund |  | sand |  | his ears |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent sand=Material into ear=Product |
| 2 | **become** | past | his ears | drums |  |  | then |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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By blowing motes into his eyes, which then became beams

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:939-pg27200-part150:e1:o3:1
# text = By blowing motes into his eyes, which then became beams
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	motes	mote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	beams	beam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | gerund |  | motes |  | his eyes |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent mote=Material into eye=Product |
| 2 | **become** | past | his eyes | beams |  |  | then |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By whispering lies into his ear softly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:939-pg27200-part150:e1:o4:1
# text = By whispering lies into his ear softly
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	whispering	whisper	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lie** | present |  |  |  | his ear |  | softly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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