--- title: Which action does Knud perform when he recognizes Joanna at the opera? — Andersen, Knud's wanderings, part 228:… · tree and pragmatics description: Which action does Knud perform when he recognizes Joanna at the opera? Exam question 3 of lesson 1017 «Andersen, Knud's wanderings, part 228: Knud sees Joanna sing at the opera, then sets out north over the mountains» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1017-pg27200-part228/e3/) [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/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Andersen, Knud's wanderings, part 228:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1017-pg27200-part228/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Andersen, Knud's wanderings, part 228: Knud sees Joanna si… Which action does Knud perform when he recognizes Joanna at the opera? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, Knud · **What happens:** perform, recognize · **To what, where:** Joanna, opera This is exam question 3 of lesson 1017 «Andersen, Knud's wanderings, part 228: Knud sees Joanna sing at the opera, then sets out north over the mountains» 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/1017-pg27200-part228/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1017-pg27200-part228:e3:1 # text = Which action does Knud perform when he recognizes Joanna at the opera? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 Knud Knud PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 perform perform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 recognizes recognize VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 9 Joanna Joanna PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 opera opera NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perform** | present · do-support | which action | | | | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **recognize** | present | Knud | Joanna | | the opera | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer joanna=Stimulus | 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} He rushes forward and seizes the hand of his master in the crowd ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1017-pg27200-part228:e3:o1:1 # text = He rushes forward and seizes the hand of his master in the crowd 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 rushes rush VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 forward forward ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 seizes seize VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 of of 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 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 crowd crowd NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rush** | present | He | | | | | forward *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **seize** | present | He *not said here* | the hand of his master | | the crowd | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He seizes his master's hand ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1017-pg27200-part228:e3:o2:1 # text = He seizes his master's hand 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 seizes seize VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seize** | present | He | his master's hand | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} He drops his knapsack down ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1017-pg27200-part228:e3:o3:1 # text = He drops his knapsack down 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 drops drop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 knapsack knapsack NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 down down ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drop down** | present | He | his knapsack | | | | down *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knapsack=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He seizes his master's hand and cries out loudly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1017-pg27200-part228:e3:o4:1 # text = He seizes his master's hand and cries out loudly 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 seizes seize VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 cries cry VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 out out ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seize** | present | He | his master's hand | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | | 2 | **cry out** *speech: express* | present | He *not said here* | | | | | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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