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title: Which of the following best describes the manner in which the dwarfs… — Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the manner in which the dwarfs receive Snowdrop upon their first encounter with her? Exam question 4 of lesson 755 «Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the queen's three disguises, then the poisoned apple» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the queen's three disgui…

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Which of the following best describes the manner in which the dwarfs receive Snowdrop upon their first encounter with her?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dwarfs · **What happens:** follow, describe, receive, encounter · **To what, where:** manner, Snowdrop

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 755 «Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the queen's three disguises, then the poisoned apple» 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/755-pg2591-part31/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:755-pg2591-part31:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the manner in which the dwarfs receive Snowdrop upon their first encounter with her?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	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	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	receive	receive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	Snowdrop	Snowdrop	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	amod	_	_
18	encounter	encounter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **receive** | present | the dwarfs | Snowdrop |  | the manner |  | upon dwarfs's first encounter; with Snowdrop | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent snowdrop=Theme in which=Location |
| 4 | **encounter** |  | dwarfs *= dwarf* |  |  |  |  |  | nom encounter «act transitive»: poss=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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They stare at her in fright and then agree to keep her with them for a time

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:755-pg2591-part31:e4:o1:1
# text = They stare at her in fright and then agree to keep her with them for a time
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stare	stare	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fright	fright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stare** | present | They |  |  | fright |  | at her *= she* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at she=Theme |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | time | with them *= they* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling, and they promise to protect her from every danger

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:755-pg2591-part31:e4:o2:1
# text = They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling, and they promise to protect her from every danger
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	regard	regard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	resolve	resolve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	promise	promise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	26	det	_	_
26	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present | They | her *= she* |  |  |  | with wonder and affection | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **resolve** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remain** | shall | she |  |  | wonder's dwelling |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dwelling=Location |
| 4 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | wonder |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **protect** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | wonder *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  | from every danger | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary from danger=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They regard her with wonder and affection, and after a long talk they resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling for as long as she likes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:755-pg2591-part31:e4:o3:1
# text = They regard her with wonder and affection, and after a long talk they resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling for as long as she likes
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	regard	regard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	resolve	resolve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	as	as	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
26	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
27	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present | They | her *= she* |  |  |  | with wonder and affection | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent she=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **resolve** | present | wonder |  |  |  | after a long talk |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remain** | shall | she |  |  | wonder's dwelling |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dwelling=Location |
| 4 | **like** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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

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They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:755-pg2591-part31:e4:o4:1
# text = They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	regard	regard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	resolve	resolve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present | They | her *= she* |  |  |  | with wonder and affection | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **resolve** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remain** | shall | she |  |  | wonder's dwelling |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dwelling=Location |

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