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# Exam question 3 · Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wis…

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It is given that the Butterfly boasted to his wife. Select the response most consistent with the content of the boast.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Butterfly, you · **What happens:** give, boast, select · **To what, where:** It, wife, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 96 «Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wise king, a hungry Animal and a butterfly's boast» 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/96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the Butterfly boasted to his wife.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e3:1
# text = It is given that the Butterfly boasted to his wife.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Butterfly	Butterfly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	boasted	boast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **boast** *speech: other* | past | the Butterfly |  | Butterfly's wife |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to wife=Recipient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response most consistent with the content of the boast.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e3:2
# text = Select the response most consistent with the content of the boast.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	boast	boast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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That his stamping would cause the Palace and garden to vanish in a clap of thunder

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e3:o1:1
# text = That his stamping would cause the Palace and garden to vanish in a clap of thunder
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	stamping	stamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	vanish	vanish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	clap	clap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | would | his stamping | the Palace and garden |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition palace=Patient |
| 2 | **vanish** | to-infinitive | his stamping *not said here* |  |  | a clap of thunder |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **clap** |  |  | thunder |  |  |  |  | nom clap «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That he was very brave and had once fought a great Djinn of the desert

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e3:o2:1
# text = That he was very brave and had once fought a great Djinn of the desert
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
9	fought	fight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Djinn	Djinn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | That |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | past · perfect | That *not said here* | a great Djinn of the desert |  |  |  | once *property* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent djinn=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That the Palace would fall down if he sneezed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e3:o3:1
# text = That the Palace would fall down if he sneezed
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sneezed	sneeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | would | the Palace |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sneeze** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Palace |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That his stamping would cause the Palace and garden to vanish in a clap of thunder, and the Queens too

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e3:o4:1
# text = That his stamping would cause the Palace and garden to vanish in a clap of thunder, and the Queens too
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	stamping	stamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	vanish	vanish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	clap	clap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
21	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | would | his stamping | the Palace and garden |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition palace=Patient |
| 2 | **vanish** | to-infinitive | his stamping *not said here* |  |  | a clap of thunder |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **clap** |  |  | thunder |  |  |  |  | nom clap «event transitive»: of=patient |

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