--- title: Why might Elizabeth Fry have taught prisoners to sew and read? — Gaols, magistrates and old punishments… · tree and pragmatics description: Why might Elizabeth Fry have taught prisoners to sew and read? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 84 «Gaols, magistrates and old punishments: from the stocks to the Children Act of 1908» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / [Gaols, magistrates and old punishments…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★★ · Gaols, magistrates and old punishments: from the stocks to… Why might Elizabeth Fry have taught prisoners to sew and read? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Elizabeth Fry · **What happens:** teach, sew, read · **To what, where:** Elizabeth Fry This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 84 «Gaols, magistrates and old punishments: from the stocks to the Children Act of 1908» of the history course of Mova's primary school. 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/history/84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:t10:1 # text = Why might Elizabeth Fry have taught prisoners to sew and read? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 2 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 Elizabeth Elizabeth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 Fry fry NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 taught teach VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 prisoners prisoner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 sew sew VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 read read VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | might · perfect · passive | | Elizabeth Fry | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **sew** | to-infinitive | Elizabeth Fry *not said here* | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **read** | infinitive | Elizabeth Fry *not said here* | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} So they could escape by sewing rope ladders from sheets ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:t10:o1:1 # text = So they could escape by sewing rope ladders from sheets 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 escape escape VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 by by SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 sewing sew VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 7 rope rope NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 ladders ladder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 sheets sheet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **escape** | could | they | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **sew** | gerund | they *not said here* | rope ladders | | sheets | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent ladder=Product from sheet=Material | ### Option 2 {#o2} So they could write letters to the King asking to be freed ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:t10:o2:1 # text = So they could write letters to the King asking to be freed 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 write write VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 freed free VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | could | they | letters | the King | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent letter=Topic to king=Recipient | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | they *not said here* | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **free** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | they *not said here* | | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING» | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} So they could earn an honest living and change their lives ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:t10:o3:1 # text = So they could earn an honest living and change their lives 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 earn earn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 honest honest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 living living NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 10 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 lives life NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **earn** | could | they | a honest living | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent living=Theme | | 2 | **change** | infinitive | they *not said here* | their lives | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} So they could make all the prison uniforms for free ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:t10:o4:1 # text = So they could make all the prison uniforms for free 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 8 det:predet _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 prison prison NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 uniforms uniform NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | could | they | all prison uniforms | | | | for free | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent uniform=Material for free=Beneficiary | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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