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title: Describe the manner in which the king's garden was adorned, and stat… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the manner in which the king's garden was adorned, and state what the human remains in the flower-pots represented. Exam question 2 of lesson 1008 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling Companion, part 219: John meets the princess and sees the garden of dead suitors» of the books course of
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling Companion, part 219…

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Describe the manner in which the king's garden was adorned, and state what the human remains in the flower-pots represented.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe, adorn, represent · **To what, where:** manner, garden, state

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1008 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling Companion, part 219: John meets the princess and sees the garden of dead suitors» 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/1008-pg27200-part219/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e2:1
# text = Describe the manner in which the king's garden was adorned, and state what the human remains in the flower-pots represented.
1	Describe	describe	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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	adorned	adorn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
14	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	remains	remains	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
24	represented	represent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **adorn** | past · passive |  | the king's garden |  |  |  | in the manner | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in which=Theme |
| 3 | **represent** | participle · passive |  | state |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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Skulls in pots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e2:o1:1
# text = Skulls in pots
1	Skulls	skull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Bones on trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e2:o2:1
# text = Bones on trees
1	Bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Silver bells hung from the trees, and red roses in the flower-pots represented the king's lost love

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e2:o3:1
# text = Silver bells hung from the trees, and red roses in the flower-pots represented the king's lost love
1	Silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
3	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
16	represented	represent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	ccomp	_	_
21	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | participle |  | Silver bells in the flower pots and red roses *not said here* |  | the trees |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **represent** | past | Silver bells in the flower pots and red roses |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** | present · passive |  | the king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Skeletons hung from the trees, and skulls in the flower-pots represented the dead suitors

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e2:o4:1
# text = Skeletons hung from the trees, and skulls in the flower-pots represented the dead suitors
1	Skeletons	skeleton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
2	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
8	skulls	skull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
14	represented	represent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | participle |  | Skeletons *not said here* |  | the trees |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **represent** | past | Skeletons | the dead suitors |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot suitor=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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