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title: With reference to the passage, describe the precise task that the Sn… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen… · tree and pragmatics
description: With reference to the passage, describe the precise task that the Snow Queen set Kay in exchange for the whole world. Exam question 4 of lesson 293 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 20: Gerda gets help in Finland, then walks on alone among living snowflakes» of the books course of Mova's
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 20: Gerda get…

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With reference to the passage, describe the precise task that the Snow Queen set Kay in exchange for the whole world.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Snow Queen · **What happens:** describe, set · **To what, where:** precise task, Kay, exchange

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 293 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 20: Gerda gets help in Finland, then walks on alone among living snowflakes» 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/293-pg1597-part20/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:293-pg1597-part20:e4:1
# text = With reference to the passage, describe the precise task that the Snow Queen set Kay in exchange for the whole world.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Snow	Snow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
16	Kay	Kay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the precise task |  |  |  | with reference to the passage | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent task=Theme |
| 2 | **set** | past | the Snow Queen | Kay |  | exchange |  | for the whole world | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent kay=Theme in exchange=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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to spell the word eternity in ice using every piece of ice in the palace, all alone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:293-pg1597-part20:e4:o1:1
# text = to spell the word eternity in ice using every piece of ice in the palace, all alone
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spell	spell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	all	all	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | to-infinitive |  | the word eternity |  | ice |  | alone *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent eternity=Theme in ice=Manner |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | every piece of ice |  | the palace |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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to spell the word eternity in ice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:293-pg1597-part20:e4:o2:1
# text = to spell the word eternity in ice
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spell	spell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | to-infinitive |  | the word eternity |  | ice |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent eternity=Theme in ice=Manner |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
to write the word freedom in ice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:293-pg1597-part20:e4:o3:1
# text = to write the word freedom in ice
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | to-infinitive |  | the word freedom |  | ice |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent freedom=Theme in ice=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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to make the word eternity out of ice pieces, and then he would be free to go home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:293-pg1597-part20:e4:o4:1
# text = to make the word eternity out of ice pieces, and then he would be free to go home
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
19	home	home	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the word eternity |  | ice pieces |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset eternity=Product |
| 2 | **is** | would | he |  |  |  | then | free *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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