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title: In what manner does the narrator describe the stones erected by the… — Lang's Fairy Books, The Stones of Plou… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner does the narrator describe the stones erected by the korigans upon the moor? Exam question 2 of lesson 1316 «Lang's Fairy Books, The Stones of Plouhinec, part 1: a beggar comes to the Christmas supper» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Exam question 2 · Lang's Fairy Books, The Stones of Plouhinec, part 1: a beg…

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In what manner does the narrator describe the stones erected by the korigans upon the moor?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** describe, erect · **To what, where:** stones, manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1316 «Lang's Fairy Books, The Stones of Plouhinec, part 1: a beggar comes to the Christmas supper» 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/1316-pg3454-part41/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1316-pg3454-part41:e2:1
# text = In what manner does the narrator describe the stones erected by the korigans upon the moor?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	erected	erect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	korigans	korigan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present · do-support | the narrator | the stones |  | what manner |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent stone=Theme |
| 2 | **erect** | participle |  | the stones *not said here* |  |  |  | by the korigans; upon the moor | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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As so tall and heavy that no fairy could have placed them upright

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1316-pg3454-part41:e2:o1:1
# text = As so tall and heavy that no fairy could have placed them upright
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	upright	upright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | could · perfect · passive |  | no fairy |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme they=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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As so dark and strange that people feared to walk near them at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1316-pg3454-part41:e2:o2:1
# text = As so dark and strange that people feared to walk near them at night
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	near	near	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **walk** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  | night | near people | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near they=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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As so tall and heavy that no fairy could have placed them upright, and so ancient that no villager remembered their making at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1316-pg3454-part41:e2:o3:1
# text = As so tall and heavy that no fairy could have placed them upright, and so ancient that no villager remembered their making at all
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	upright	upright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
20	villager	villager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
22	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	ccomp	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | could · perfect · passive |  | no fairy |  |  |  | upright *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme they=Destination |
| 2 | **remember** | past | no villager |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | their *= they* |  |  | all |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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As so old that they had been carved by the sea long ago

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1316-pg3454-part41:e2:o4:1
# text = As so old that they had been carved by the sea long ago
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
13	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past · perfect · passive | the sea | they |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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