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# Exam question 1 · Andersen, The Bottle-Neck, part 4: a lost Councillor wande…

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Which of the following accurately describes the reason the Councillor gives for his disorientation at the inn?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Councillor · **What happens:** follow, describe, give, disorient · **To what, where:** reason, inn

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 277 «Andersen, The Bottle-Neck, part 4: a lost Councillor wanders old Copenhagen and is taken for a foreigner» 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/277-pg1597-part4/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:277-pg1597-part4:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the reason the Councillor gives for his disorientation at the inn?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Councillor	Councillor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	disorientation	disorientation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 reason |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | present | the Councillor | the reason *not said here* |  | the inn |  | for Councillor's disorientation | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent reason=Theme for disorientation=Asset |
| 4 | **disorient** |  | Councillor |  |  |  |  |  | nom disorientation «cognition transitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He attributes it to illness, having consumed only one glass of punch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:277-pg1597-part4:e1:o1:1
# text = He attributes it to illness, having consumed only one glass of punch
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attributes	attribute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux	_	_
8	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | present | He | it |  |  |  | to illness | tree rules |
| 2 | **consume** | gerund · perfect | He *not said here* | one glass of punch |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He blames the moon, having consumed only one glass of ale

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:277-pg1597-part4:e1:o2:1
# text = He blames the moon, having consumed only one glass of ale
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blames	blame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux	_	_
7	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ale	ale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | present | He | the moon |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moon=Theme |
| 2 | **consume** | gerund · perfect | He *not said here* | one glass of ale |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He attributes it to tipsiness, having drunk several glasses of wine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:277-pg1597-part4:e1:o3:1
# text = He attributes it to tipsiness, having drunk several glasses of wine
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attributes	attribute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tipsiness	tipsiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | present | He | it |  |  |  | to tipsiness | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | He *not said here* | drunk several glasses of wine |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He blames the punch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:277-pg1597-part4:e1:o4:1
# text = He blames the punch
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blames	blame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | present | He | the punch |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent punch=Theme |

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