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description: Which of the following correctly states the closing sentiment of the tale? Exam question 4 of lesson 1620 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow-Man, : a snow-man longs for a warm stove, freezes, and melts in the spring thaw» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow-Man, : a snow-man longs f…

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Which of the following correctly states the closing sentiment of the tale?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, state, close · **To what, where:** closing sentiment

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1620 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow-Man, : a snow-man longs for a warm stove, freezes, and melts in the spring thaw» 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/1620-pg5615-part9/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1620-pg5615-part9:e4:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the closing sentiment of the tale?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	closing	close	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	sentiment	sentiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the closing sentiment of the tale |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sentiment=Topic |
| 3 | **close** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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Even the yard-dog was sad, but no one gave the Snow-man a single thought once the spring came round

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1620-pg5615-part9:e4:o1:1
# text = Even the yard-dog was sad, but no one gave the Snow-man a single thought once the spring came round
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
20	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
23	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
24	round	round	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the yard dog |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | no one | a single thought | the Snow man |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent man=Recipient thought=Theme |
| 3 | **come round** | past | the spring | a single thought *not said here* |  |  |  | round *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thought=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nobody in the house ever mentioned the dog again after spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1620-pg5615-part9:e4:o2:1
# text = Nobody in the house ever mentioned the dog again after spring
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
6	mentioned	mention	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mention** *speech: other* | past | Nobody | the dog |  |  | ever; again; spring |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent dog=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No one gave the Snow-man a thought once the spring had come and the stove had been lit again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1620-pg5615-part9:e4:o3:1
# text = No one gave the Snow-man a thought once the spring had come and the stove had been lit again
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
10	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	stove	stove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
21	again	again	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | no one | a thought | the Snow man |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent man=Recipient thought=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past · perfect | the spring |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **lit** | past · perfect · passive |  | the stove |  |  | again |  | tree rules |

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

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No one gave the Snow-man a thought once the spring had come

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1620-pg5615-part9:e4:o4:1
# text = No one gave the Snow-man a thought once the spring had come
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
10	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | no one | a thought | the Snow man |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent man=Recipient thought=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past · perfect | the spring |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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