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title: In what manner does the narrator describe the streets of London as t… — pg18442, Dick Whittington, part 18: Di… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner does the narrator describe the streets of London as they were imagined by the townsfolk? Exam question 3 of lesson 358 «pg18442, Dick Whittington, part 18: Dick works in London, buys a cat, sends it to sea, and turns back home» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 3 · pg18442, Dick Whittington, part 18: Dick works in London,…

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In what manner does the narrator describe the streets of London as they were imagined by the townsfolk?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** narrator, townsfolk · **What happens:** describe, imagine · **To what, where:** streets, manner

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 358 «pg18442, Dick Whittington, part 18: Dick works in London, buys a cat, sends it to sea, and turns back home» 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/358-pg18442-part18/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e3:1
# text = In what manner does the narrator describe the streets of London as they were imagined by the townsfolk?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	imagined	imagine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	townsfolk	townsfolk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present · do-support | the narrator | the streets of London |  | what manner |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent street=Theme |
| 2 | **imagine** | past · passive | the townsfolk | streets *= street* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As being paved with gold, peopled by gentlemen and ladies, and full of music

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e3:o1:1
# text = As being paved with gold, peopled by gentlemen and ladies, and full of music
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	paved	pave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	peopled	people	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	gentlemen	gentleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pave** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with gold | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: with gold=Theme |
| 2 | **people** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by gentlemen and ladies | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As being paved with silver and full of wealthy merchants and bells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e3:o2:1
# text = As being paved with silver and full of wealthy merchants and bells
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	paved	pave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pave** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with silver | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: with silver=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a paradise of gold and jewels, where every street shone and every person was rich and happy

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e3:o3:1
# text = As a paradise of gold and jewels, where every street shone and every person was rich and happy
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	paradise	paradise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	shone	shine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | participle | every street |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | every person |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | every person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As crowded with merchants, carts and noisy traders at every corner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:358-pg18442-part18:e3:o4:1
# text = As crowded with merchants, carts and noisy traders at every corner
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	crowded	crowded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	carts	cart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	traders	trader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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