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title: Which element of the narrative indicates the source of the tones att… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Bell, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which element of the narrative indicates the source of the tones attributed to the bell? Exam question 1 of lesson 297 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Bell, part 24: the bell draws the town into the wood, and only a few go on» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Bell, part 24: the bell draws…

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Which element of the narrative indicates the source of the tones attributed to the bell?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** element · **What happens:** indicate, attribute · **To what, where:** source, tones

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 297 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Bell, part 24: the bell draws the town into the wood, and only a few go on» 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/297-pg1597-part24/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:297-pg1597-part24:e1:1
# text = Which element of the narrative indicates the source of the tones attributed to the bell?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	element	element	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	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tones	tone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | which element of the narrative | the source of the tones |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot source=Topic |
| 2 | **attribute** | participle |  | the tones *not said here* |  |  |  | to the bell | tree rules |

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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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the willow-tree at the edge of the field, beside which the children stopped to rest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:297-pg1597-part24:e1:o1:1
# text = the willow-tree at the edge of the field, beside which the children stopped to rest
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	willow	willow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the willow tree at the edge of the field |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **rest** | to-infinitive | the willow tree at the edge of the field *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the bell, which hangs on the gable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:297-pg1597-part24:e1:o2:1
# text = the bell, which hangs on the gable
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gable	gable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | present | the bell |  |  | the gable |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on gable=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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the bell hanging on the little house, which the children have not yet reached

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:297-pg1597-part24:e1:o3:1
# text = the bell hanging on the little house, which the children have not yet reached
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | gerund | the bell *not said here* |  |  | the little house |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on house=Location |
| 2 | **not** **reach** | present · perfect · passive |  | the children |  |  | yet |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary which=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the forest, from which the bell is heard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:297-pg1597-part24:e1:o4:1
# text = the forest, from which the bell is heard
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present · passive |  | the bell |  | the forest |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Topic from which=Source |

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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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