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title: Which of the following describes the object the mole used to illumin… — Andersen's Tales, Thumbelina, part 65:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the object the mole used to illuminate the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 1741 «Andersen's Tales, Thumbelina, part 65: Thumbelina finds a frozen swallow and nurses him back to life» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, Thumbelina, part 65: Thumbelina finds a…

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Which of the following describes the object the mole used to illuminate the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mole · **What happens:** follow, describe, use, illuminate · **To what, where:** object, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1741 «Andersen's Tales, Thumbelina, part 65: Thumbelina finds a frozen swallow and nurses him back to life» 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/1741-pg640-part65/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1741-pg640-part65:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the object the mole used to illuminate the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	illuminate	illuminate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **describe** | present |  | the object |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | past | the mole | the object *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent object=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **illuminate** | to-infinitive | the mole *not said here* | the passage |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=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 {#o1}

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A piece of rotten wood that glowed in the dark and was carried by a beetle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1741-pg640-part65:e1:o1:1
# text = A piece of rotten wood that glowed in the dark and was carried by a beetle
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	glowed	glow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	beetle	beetle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | past | a piece of rotten wood |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |
| 2 | **carry** | past · passive | a beetle |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A dry stick from the field that lit up brightly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1741-pg640-part65:e1:o2:1
# text = A dry stick from the field that lit up brightly
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lit	light	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light up** | past | a dry stick from the field |  |  |  |  | brightly *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bit of old oak that shone in the damp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1741-pg640-part65:e1:o3:1
# text = A bit of old oak that shone in the damp
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shone	shine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	damp	damp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | past | that | a bit of old oak |  | the damp |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in damp=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A piece of rotten wood that glowed in the dark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1741-pg640-part65:e1:o4:1
# text = A piece of rotten wood that glowed in the dark
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	glowed	glow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | past | a piece of rotten wood |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |

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