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description: State the nature of the phenomenon which George identifies in the night sky, according to the passage. Exam question 3 of lesson 643 «The Book of Dragons, The Ice Dragon, part 1: George and Jane sneak out to see the Northern Lights and set off across the snowy fields toward the North Pole.» of the b
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# Exam question 3 · The Book of Dragons, The Ice Dragon, part 1: George and Ja…

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State the nature of the phenomenon which George identifies in the night sky, according to the passage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** phenomenon · **What happens:** identify, accord · **To what, where:** night sky

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 643 «The Book of Dragons, The Ice Dragon, part 1: George and Jane sneak out to see the Northern Lights and set off across the snowy fields toward the North Pole.» 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/643-pg23661-part11/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:643-pg23661-part11:e3:1
# text = State the nature of the phenomenon which George identifies in the night sky, according to the passage.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	phenomenon	phenomenon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	case	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | present | the phenomenon |  |  | the night sky |  |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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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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A comet crossing the sky near the Great Bear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:643-pg23661-part11:e3:o1:1
# text = A comet crossing the sky near the Great Bear
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	comet	comet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | gerund | a comet *not said here* | the sky |  | the Great Bear |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sky=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A display of coloured lights in the northern sky, also known as the Aurora Borealis and the Northern Lights, seen from the lawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:643-pg23661-part11:e3:o2:1
# text = A display of coloured lights in the northern sky, also known as the Aurora Borealis and the Northern Lights, seen from the lawn
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	Aurora	Aurora	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Borealis	Borealis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	Northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	Lights	Light	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	lawn	lawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | a display of coloured lights in the northern sky *not said here* |  |  |  | as the Aurora Borealis and the Northern Lights | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as borealis=Attribute |
| 2 | **see** | participle |  | a display of coloured lights in the northern sky *not said here* |  | the lawn |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **display** |  |  | coloured lights in the northern sky |  |  |  |  | nom display «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Aurora Borealis, which George describes as a comet, a planet, and a moving curtain of glowing light in the sky

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:643-pg23661-part11:e3:o3:1
# text = The Aurora Borealis, which George describes as a comet, a planet, and a moving curtain of glowing light in the sky
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Aurora	Aurora	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Borealis	Borealis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	comet	comet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
19	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	acl	_	_
21	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | the Aurora Borealis |  |  |  |  | as a comet and a planet | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent as comet=Attribute |
| 2 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **glow** | gerund | a moving curtain *not said here* | light |  | the sky |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent light=Theme |

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

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The Aurora Borealis, also called the Northern Lights

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:643-pg23661-part11:e3:o4:1
# text = The Aurora Borealis, also called the Northern Lights
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Aurora	Aurora	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Borealis	Borealis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Northern	Northern	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Lights	Light	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle · passive |  | the Aurora Borealis |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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