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description: Which of the following correctly identifies the object upon which Joanna's postscript is written? Exam question 3 of lesson 1015 «Andersen's Tales, The Gingerbread Cakes, part 226: Knud walks to Copenhagen to visit Joanna» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Gingerbread Cakes, part 226: Knud wa…

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Which of the following correctly identifies the object upon which Joanna's postscript is written?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, identify, write · **To what, where:** object, postscript

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1015 «Andersen's Tales, The Gingerbread Cakes, part 226: Knud walks to Copenhagen to visit Joanna» 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/1015-pg27200-part226/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1015-pg27200-part226:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly identifies the object upon which Joanna's postscript is written?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
11	Joanna	Joanna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	postscript	postscript	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **identify** | present |  | the object |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 3 | **write** | present · passive |  | Joanna's postscript |  |  |  | upon the object | vn scribble-25.2-1 «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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The postscript, written in pencil along the margin, states, "Give my regards to Knud and the others."

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1015-pg27200-part226:e3:o1:1
# text = The postscript, written in pencil along the margin, states, "Give my regards to Knud and the others."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	postscript	postscript	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	margin	margin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	regards	regards	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	14	obj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Knud	Knud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  | the postscript *not said here* |  | pencil |  | along the margin and states | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in pencil=Destination |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | the postscript | my regards | Knud and the others |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent regards=Theme to knud=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A note: "Hi"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1015-pg27200-part226:e3:o2:1
# text = A note: "Hi"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Hi	hi	INTJ	UH	_	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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

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The postscript states, "Kind regards to Knud"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1015-pg27200-part226:e3:o3:1
# text = The postscript states, "Kind regards to Knud"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	postscript	postscript	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	regards	regards	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	appos	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Knud	Knud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The letter ends with "Best to Father and Mother"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1015-pg27200-part226:e3:o4:1
# text = The letter ends with "Best to Father and Mother"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | the letter |  |  |  |  | with Best | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with good=Subeventuality |

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