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title: Describe the appearance of the trees at sunrise after the change in… — Andersen's Tales, The Snow-Man, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the appearance of the trees at sunrise after the change in weather. Exam question 3 of lesson 1619 «Andersen's Tales, The Snow-Man, part 1: a Snow-man is born and learns about the sun, the moon and the weather» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Snow-Man, part 1: a Snow-man is born…

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Describe the appearance of the trees at sunrise after the change in weather.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe · **To what, where:** appearance

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1619 «Andersen's Tales, The Snow-Man, part 1: a Snow-man is born and learns about the sun, the moon and the weather» 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/1619-pg5615-part8/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1619-pg5615-part8:e3:1
# text = Describe the appearance of the trees at sunrise after the change in weather.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appearance of the trees |  |  | after the change in weather; sunrise |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent appearance=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They looked covered in frost, like coral

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1619-pg5615-part8:e3:o1:1
# text = They looked covered in frost, like coral
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  | in frost | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in frost=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They were thickly covered in white rime that glittered brightly, looking exactly like a wood of pink and red coral in the sun

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1619-pg5615-part8:e3:o2:1
# text = They were thickly covered in white rime that glittered brightly, looking exactly like a wood of pink and red coral in the sun
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rime	rime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	glittered	glitter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
13	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
21	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  | in white rime | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in rime=Theme |
| 2 | **glitter** | past | white rime |  |  |  |  | brightly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like a wood of pink coral; in the sun | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sun=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The trees at sunrise were all covered in rime and glittered as if they were made of coral, branch by branch, through the whole yard

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1619-pg5615-part8:e3:o3:1
# text = The trees at sunrise were all covered in rime and glittered as if they were made of coral, branch by branch, through the whole yard
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rime	rime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	glittered	glitter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	through	through	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the trees at sunrise |  |  |  | through the whole yard; in rime; all *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in rime=Theme |
| 2 | **glitter** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | past · passive | branch | trees *= tree* |  |  |  | of coral | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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They were covered in rime, resembling coral

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1619-pg5615-part8:e3:o4:1
# text = They were covered in rime, resembling coral
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rime	rime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	resembling	resemble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  | in rime | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in rime=Theme |
| 2 | **resemble** | gerund |  | coral |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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