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title: What does the narrator state about the nature of the shoes? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Shoes of F… · tree and pragmatics
description: What does the narrator state about the nature of the shoes? Exam question 2 of lesson 279 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Shoes of Fortune: the watchman flies to the moon in a wink, and his body dies on the street» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Shoes of Fortune: the watchman…

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What does the narrator state about the nature of the shoes?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 279 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Shoes of Fortune: the watchman flies to the moon in a wink, and his body dies on the street» 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/279-pg1597-part6/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:279-pg1597-part6:e2:1
# text = What does the narrator state about the nature of the shoes?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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 {#o1}

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They let the watchman feel the lieutenant's thoughts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:279-pg1597-part6:e2:o1:1
# text = They let the watchman feel the lieutenant's thoughts.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	watchman	watchman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lieutenant	lieutenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | They | the watchman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | the watchman *not said here* | the lieutenant's thoughts |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thought=Theme |
| 3 | **think** |  | the lieutenant |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They cause a change in which the watchman takes on the officer's worries and thoughts entirely.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:279-pg1597-part6:e2:o2:1
# text = They cause a change in which the watchman takes on the officer's worries and thoughts entirely.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	watchman	watchman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | They | a change |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition change=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | present | the watchman |  |  | a change |  | on the officer's worries and thoughts; entirely *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on worry=Destination |
| 3 | **worry** |  | the officer |  |  |  |  |  | nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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They cause the metamorphosis by which the watchman assumes the officer's thoughts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:279-pg1597-part6:e2:o3:1
# text = They cause the metamorphosis by which the watchman assumes the officer's thoughts.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	metamorphosis	metamorphosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	watchman	watchman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	assumes	assume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | They | the metamorphosis |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition metamorphosis=Patient |
| 2 | **assume** | present | the watchman | the officer's thoughts |  |  |  | by the metamorphosis | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thought=Theme |
| 3 | **think** |  | the officer |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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They are magic shoes that carry the watchman to the moon, where he feels the lieutenant's thoughts.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:279-pg1597-part6:e2:o4:1
# text = They are magic shoes that carry the watchman to the moon, where he feels the lieutenant's thoughts.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	watchman	watchman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lieutenant	lieutenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | magic shoes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | magic shoes | the watchman |  | the moon |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent watchman=Theme to moon=Destination |
| 3 | **feel** | present | he | the lieutenant's thoughts |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thought=Theme |
| 4 | **think** |  | the lieutenant |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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