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title: Which feature of the narrative shows that the flower kept its freshn… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which feature of the narrative shows that the flower kept its freshness across the passing years? Exam question 1 of lesson 296 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree Mother: the ending, Remembrance flies through the seasons and the old couple wear golden crowns» of the books course of Mova's prima
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree Mother: the ending,…

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Which feature of the narrative shows that the flower kept its freshness across the passing years?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** feature, flower · **What happens:** show, keep, feature · **To what, where:** freshness, narrative · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 296 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree Mother: the ending, Remembrance flies through the seasons and the old couple wear golden crowns» 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/296-pg1597-part23/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e1:1
# text = Which feature of the narrative shows that the flower kept its freshness across the passing years?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	feature	feature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	freshness	freshness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	across	across	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	passing	passing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | which feature of the narrative |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | past | the flower | flower's freshness |  |  | year |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freshness=Theme |
| 3 | **feature** |  |  | the narrative |  |  |  |  | nom feature «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old couple's wedding anniversary, which they celebrated under the tree for many years

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e1:o1:1
# text = The old couple's wedding anniversary, which they celebrated under the tree for many years
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	anniversary	anniversary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | past | they | the old couple's wedding anniversary |  | the tree | year |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Elder Tree that stood by the house, which the boy visited every morning for years

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e1:o2:1
# text = The Elder Tree that stood by the house, which the boy visited every morning for years
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Elder	Elder	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Tree	Tree	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the Elder Tree |  |  |  |  | by the house | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by house=Location |
| 2 | **visit** | past | the boy |  |  |  | morning; year |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Co-Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Elder-blossom in the Prayer-Book, which grew fresher the more it was regarded

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e1:o3:1
# text = The Elder-blossom in the Prayer-Book, which grew fresher the more it was regarded
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Elder	Elder	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	Prayer	Prayer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	fresher	fresh	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	xcomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the Elder blossom in the Prayer Book |  |  |  |  | fresh *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **regard** | past · passive |  | blossom |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cock's crowing each dawn, which woke the farm earlier every year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e1:o4:1
# text = The cock's crowing each dawn, which woke the farm earlier every year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	crowing	crow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wake** | past | the cock's crowing dawn | the farm |  |  | year | early *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent farm=Patient |

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