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title: Which description applies to the Emperor before the Nightingale's so… — Fairy Tales, The Nightingale: the cloc… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which description applies to the Emperor before the Nightingale's song? Exam question 3 of lesson 1744 «Fairy Tales, The Nightingale: the clockwork bird breaks, and the real Nightingale saves the Emperor» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, The Nightingale: the clockwork bird breaks, a…

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Which description applies to the Emperor before the Nightingale's song?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** description, Nightingale · **What happens:** apply, sing · **To what, where:** song

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1744 «Fairy Tales, The Nightingale: the clockwork bird breaks, and the real Nightingale saves the Emperor» 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/1744-pg640-part68/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1744-pg640-part68:e3:1
# text = Which description applies to the Emperor before the Nightingale's song?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	applies	apply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Emperor	Emperor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Nightingale	Nightingale	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present | which description |  |  | the Nightingale's song |  | to the Emperor | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent before song=Destination |
| 2 | **sing** |  | the Nightingale |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Cold, pale, and believed dead by the Court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1744-pg640-part68:e3:o1:1
# text = Cold, pale, and believed dead by the Court
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | participle · passive | the Court | Cold |  |  |  | dead *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cold, pale, and believed dead by the Court, as the bandmaster had announced that morning

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1744-pg640-part68:e3:o2:1
# text = Cold, pale, and believed dead by the Court, as the bandmaster had announced that morning
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bandmaster	bandmaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	announced	announce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
17	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | participle · passive | the Court | Cold |  |  |  | dead *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **announce** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | the bandmaster |  |  | morning |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Warm, flushed, and believed alive by the Court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1744-pg640-part68:e3:o3:1
# text = Warm, flushed, and believed alive by the Court
1	Warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	flushed	flush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flush** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **believe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the Court; alive *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Cold, pale, and believed dead by the Court, lying still upon his golden bed in the great hall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1744-pg640-part68:e3:o4:1
# text = Cold, pale, and believed dead by the Court, lying still upon his golden bed in the great hall
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
13	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | participle · passive | the Court | Cold |  |  |  | dead *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund | the Court *not said here* |  |  | the great hall | still | upon his golden bed | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon bed=Location |

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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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