--- title: In what manner did Gerda respond to the Roses' declaration concernin… — Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 16:… · tree and pragmatics description: In what manner did Gerda respond to the Roses' declaration concerning Kay's whereabouts? Exam question 2 of lesson 289 «Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 16: Gerda in the old woman's garden asks the flowers about Kay» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/289-pg1597-part16/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 16:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/289-pg1597-part16/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 16: Gerda in the old wom… In what manner did Gerda respond to the Roses' declaration concerning Kay's whereabouts? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gerda, declaration, Roses · **What happens:** respond, concern, declare · **To what, where:** manner, whereabouts This is exam question 2 of lesson 289 «Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 16: Gerda in the old woman's garden asks the flowers about Kay» 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/289-pg1597-part16/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:289-pg1597-part16:e2:1 # text = In what manner did Gerda respond to the Roses' declaration concerning Kay's whereabouts? 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 what what DET WDT PronType=Int 3 det _ _ 3 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 Gerda Gerda PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 respond respond VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Roses rose NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ' 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 declaration declaration NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 13 Kay Kay PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 14 's 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 whereabouts whereabouts NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **respond** *speech: other* | past · do-support | Gerda | | | what manner | | to the Roses's declaration | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to declaration=Theme | | 2 | **concern** | gerund | the Roses's declaration *not said here* | Kay's whereabouts | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus whereabouts=Experiencer | | 3 | **declare** | | the Roses | | | | | | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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 {#o1} She ran away crying ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:289-pg1597-part16:e2:o1:1 # text = She ran away crying 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run away** | past | She | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | She *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} She expressed her gratitude and proceeded onward ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:289-pg1597-part16:e2:o2:1 # text = She expressed her gratitude and proceeded onward 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 expressed express VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 gratitude gratitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 proceeded proceed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 onward onward ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **express** | past | She | her gratitude | | | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gratitude=Theme | | 2 | **proceed** | past | She *not said here* | | | | | onward *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} She lowered her head and quietly wept for a while ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:289-pg1597-part16:e2:o3:1 # text = She lowered her head and quietly wept for a while 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 lowered lower VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 quietly quietly ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 wept weep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lower** | past | She | her head | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme | | 2 | **weep** | past | She *not said here* | | | | while | quietly *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} She cried and sat down ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:289-pg1597-part16:e2:o4:1 # text = She cried and sat down 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 5 down down ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | She | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **sit down** | past | She *not said here* | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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; 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