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title: Which statement correctly describes the condition in which Knud is d… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Willow-Tre… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement correctly describes the condition in which Knud is discovered on the morning following his dream? Exam question 1 of lesson 1018 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Willow-Tree: Knud dreams under the willow and is found frozen to death» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Willow-Tree: Knud dreams under…

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Which statement correctly describes the condition in which Knud is discovered on the morning following his dream?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, Knud · **What happens:** describe, discover, follow, dream · **To what, where:** condition, Knud, dream

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1018 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Willow-Tree: Knud dreams under the willow and is found frozen to death» 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/1018-pg27200-part229/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1018-pg27200-part229:e1:1
# text = Which statement correctly describes the condition in which Knud is discovered on the morning following his dream?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
9	Knud	Knud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the condition |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme |
| 2 | **discover** | present · passive |  | Knud |  | the condition | morning |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  | Knud's dream |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Theme |
| 4 | **dream** |  | Knud |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He is found lying dead in the snow beside the road under the old oak

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1018-pg27200-part229:e1:o1:1
# text = He is found lying dead in the snow beside the road under the old oak
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the snow |  | beside the road; under the old oak; dead *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in snow=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is discovered lifeless, frozen beneath a birch tree in the snow nearby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1018-pg27200-part229:e1:o2:1
# text = He is discovered lifeless, frozen beneath a birch tree in the snow nearby
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	lifeless	lifeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	birch	birch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
14	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | present · passive |  | He |  | the snow |  | lifeless, nearby *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | beneath a birch tree | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

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He is found dead, frozen beneath the willow-tree by the roadside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1018-pg27200-part229:e1:o3:1
# text = He is found dead, frozen beneath the willow-tree by the roadside
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	willow	willow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	roadside	roadside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  | dead *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | beneath the willow tree; by the roadside | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is found alive and well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1018-pg27200-part229:e1:o4:1
# text = He is found alive and well
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  | alive, well *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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