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description: What property did the hobgoblin's mirror possess, and how was that property transmitted to its fragments? Exam question 3 of lesson 1624 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 1: a mirror breaks and Kay gets a splinter» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 1: a mirror b…

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What property did the hobgoblin's mirror possess, and how was that property transmitted to its fragments?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** property, mirror · **What happens:** do, possess, be, transmit · **To what, where:** mirror, property, fragments

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1624 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 1: a mirror breaks and Kay gets a splinter» 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/1624-pg5615-part13/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1624-pg5615-part13:e3:1
# text = What property did the hobgoblin's mirror possess, and how was that property transmitted to its fragments?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hobgoblin	hobgoblin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
15	transmitted	transmit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	fragments	fragment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | property | the hobgoblin's mirror |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **possess** | present | the hobgoblin's mirror *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | property |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **transmit** | participle |  | property *not said here* |  | property's fragments |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to fragment=Destination |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It diminished goodness and magnified evil, and each fragment retained the same power

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1624-pg5615-part13:e3:o1:1
# text = It diminished goodness and magnified evil, and each fragment retained the same power
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	goodness	goodness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	magnified	magnify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	fragment	fragment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	retained	retain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | past | It | goodness |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer goodness=Patient |
| 2 | **magnify** | past |  | evil |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent evil=Patient |
| 3 | **retain** | past | each fragment | the same power |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It shrank goodness and enlarged evil, and its shards kept that power

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1624-pg5615-part13:e3:o2:1
# text = It shrank goodness and enlarged evil, and its shards kept that power
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shrank	shrink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	goodness	goodness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	enlarged	enlarge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	shards	shard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | past | It | goodness |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent goodness=Patient |
| 2 | **enlarge** | past |  | evil |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent evil=Patient |
| 3 | **keep** | past | evil's shards | that power |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It shrank all goodness and magnified all evil, and every broken piece carried the same curse into the world

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1624-pg5615-part13:e3:o3:1
# text = It shrank all goodness and magnified all evil, and every broken piece carried the same curse into the world
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shrank	shrink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	goodness	goodness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	magnified	magnify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | past | It | all goodness |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent goodness=Patient |
| 2 | **magnify** | past |  | all evil |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent evil=Patient |
| 3 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **carry** | past | every broken piece | the same curse |  | the world |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curse=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It diminished kindness and enlarged cruelty, and each piece passed on the identical power

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1624-pg5615-part13:e3:o4:1
# text = It diminished kindness and enlarged cruelty, and each piece passed on the identical power
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	enlarged	enlarge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | past | It | kindness |  |  |  | each piece *obl* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer kindness=Patient |
| 2 | **enlarge** | past |  | cruelty |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cruelty=Patient |
| 3 | **pass** | participle |  | each piece *not said here* |  | the identical power |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on power=Location |

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