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title: Which action of the little maiden most clearly confirms her identity… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action of the little maiden most clearly confirms her identity as the tree-spirit of the narrative? Exam question 2 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
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree Mother: the ending,…

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Which action of the little maiden most clearly confirms her identity as the tree-spirit of the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action · **What happens:** confirm · **To what, where:** identity

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e2:1
# text = Which action of the little maiden most clearly confirms her identity as the tree-spirit of the narrative?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl	_	_
7	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	_
8	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	confirms	confirm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	identity	identity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | present | which action | action's identity |  |  |  | as the tree spirit of the narrative | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot identity=Topic |

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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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Her declaration that her name is Remembrance, and that she lives in the tree, and that she tells stories to the children each night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e2:o1:1
# text = Her declaration that her name is Remembrance, and that she lives in the tree, and that she tells stories to the children each night
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	declaration	declaration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Remembrance	Remembrance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
25	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	26	det	_	_
26	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | declaration's name | Remembrance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | declaration |  |  | the tree |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Her declaration | stories | the children |  | night |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Topic to child=Recipient |
| 4 | **declare** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **name** |  | declaration |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Her declaration that she is Remembrance, and her many visits to the boy's bedside while he slept and dreamed of the old tree

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e2:o2:1
# text = Her declaration that she is Remembrance, and her many visits to the boy's bedside while he slept and dreamed of the old tree
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	declaration	declaration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Remembrance	Remembrance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	bedside	bedside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	dreamed	dream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her declaration that she | Remembrance and her many visits to the boy's bedside |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | Remembrance and her many visits to the boy's bedside |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **dream** | past | Remembrance and her many visits to the boy's bedside *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the old tree | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **declare** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  | that she | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent that=obl |
| 5 | **visit** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | to the boy's bedside | nom visit «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Her quiet promise to the boy that he would see the coffee lands again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e2:o3:1
# text = Her quiet promise to the boy that he would see the coffee lands again
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | would | promise | the coffee |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer coffee=Stimulus |
| 2 | **land** | present | Her quiet promise to the boy |  |  |  | again |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **promise** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  | to the boy | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Her declaration that her name is Remembrance, and that she sits in the tree that grows

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:296-pg1597-part23:e2:o4:1
# text = Her declaration that her name is Remembrance, and that she sits in the tree that grows
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	declaration	declaration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Remembrance	Remembrance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | declaration's name | Remembrance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit** | present | Her declaration |  |  | the tree |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in tree=Location |
| 3 | **grow** | present | the tree |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **declare** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **name** |  | declaration |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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