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title: Which of the following is the figure described as the largest of the… — Topelius Tales, Little Lasse, part 23:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following is the figure described as the largest of the pea-shell vessels? Exam question 5 of lesson 1298 «Topelius Tales, Little Lasse, part 23: Lasse drifts out to sea and sails round the world in a dream» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 5 · Topelius Tales, Little Lasse, part 23: Lasse drifts out to…

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Which of the following is the figure described as the largest of the pea-shell vessels?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, be, describe · **To what, where:** figure

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This is exam question 5 of lesson 1298 «Topelius Tales, Little Lasse, part 23: Lasse drifts out to sea and sails round the world in a dream» 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/1298-pg3454-part23/#e5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e5:1
# text = Which of the following is the figure described as the largest of the pea-shell vessels?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
14	pea	pea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the figure | tree rules |
| 3 | **describe** | participle |  | the figure *not said here* |  |  |  | as the largest of the shell vessels | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent as large=Attribute |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The liner named Hercules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e5:o1:1
# text = The liner named Hercules
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liner	liner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	Hercules	Hercules	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | participle |  | the liner *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The liner named Hercules, which carried the most passengers and cargo of any ship in the fleet

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e5:o2:1
# text = The liner named Hercules, which carried the most passengers and cargo of any ship in the fleet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liner	liner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	Hercules	Hercules	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cargo	cargo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fleet	fleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | participle |  | the liner *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **carry** | past | the liner | the most passengers and cargo of any ship |  | the fleet |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent passenger=Value in fleet=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The large liner named Hercules, rowed by sixty tiny sailors and steered by the old captain

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e5:o3:1
# text = The large liner named Hercules, rowed by sixty tiny sailors and steered by the old captain
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	liner	liner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	Hercules	Hercules	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	rowed	row	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:agent	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	steered	steer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | participle |  | the large liner *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **row** | participle · passive | sixty tiny sailors | the large liner |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 3 | **steer** | participle | sixty tiny sailors *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the old captain | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by captain=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The warship named Vega

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e5:o4:1
# text = The warship named Vega
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warship	warship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	Vega	Vega	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | participle |  | the warship *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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