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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Soup from a Sausage Skewer, part 2…

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Which of the following is the reason the mouse-king gave for wishing to hear about the preparation of the soup?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mouse king · **What happens:** follow, be, give, wish, hear, prepare · **To what, where:** reason, soup

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 990 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Soup from a Sausage Skewer, part 201: the elves' glittering maypole and feast, the violet staff and noisy kitchen, then the second mouse sets out to become a poet» 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/990-pg27200-part201/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:990-pg27200-part201:e3:1
# text = Which of the following is the reason the mouse-king gave for wishing to hear about the preparation of the soup?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	wishing	wish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	preparation	preparation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the reason | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | past | the mouse king | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 4 | **wish** | gerund | the mouse king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **hear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the mouse king *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the preparation of the soup | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about preparation=Stimulus |
| 6 | **prepare** |  |  | the soup |  |  |  |  | nom preparation «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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He judged the previous demonstration to be strange and incomplete

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:990-pg27200-part201:e3:o1:1
# text = He judged the previous demonstration to be strange and incomplete
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	judged	judge	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	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	demonstration	demonstration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | past | He | the previous demonstration |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent demonstration=Value |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He thought the previous demonstration was strange and incomplete, and wanted every step explained again slowly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:990-pg27200-part201:e3:o2:1
# text = He thought the previous demonstration was strange and incomplete, and wanted every step explained again slowly
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	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	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	demonstration	demonstration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
16	again	again	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the previous demonstration |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | every step |  |  |  | again | slowly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was curious about the violets and the kettle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:990-pg27200-part201:e3:o3:1
# text = He was curious about the violets and the kettle
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	curious	curious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	violets	violet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | about the violets and the kettle; curious *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He judged the previous demonstration to be strange and incomplete, so he wished to hear the whole recipe again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:990-pg27200-part201:e3:o4:1
# text = He judged the previous demonstration to be strange and incomplete, so he wished to hear the whole recipe again
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	judged	judge	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	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	demonstration	demonstration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	recipe	recipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	again	again	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | past | He | the previous demonstration |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent demonstration=Value |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wish** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **hear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the whole recipe |  |  | again |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer recipe=Stimulus |

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