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title: To which quality of the withered flower does the narrator attribute… — Andersen, Anne Lisbeth, part 3: the an… · tree and pragmatics
description: To which quality of the withered flower does the narrator attribute its superiority over the garden of a queen? Exam question 1 of lesson 792 «Andersen, Anne Lisbeth, part 3: the angel's flower and the neglected boy who goes to sea» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen, Anne Lisbeth, part 3: the angel's flower and the…

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To which quality of the withered flower does the narrator attribute its superiority over the garden of a queen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** wither, attribute · **To what, where:** superiority, garden

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 792 «Andersen, Anne Lisbeth, part 3: the angel's flower and the neglected boy who goes to sea» 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/792-pg27200-part3/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:792-pg27200-part3:e1:1
# text = To which quality of the withered flower does the narrator attribute its superiority over the garden of a queen?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	withered	wither	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	attribute	attribute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	superiority	superiority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wither** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **attribute** | present · do-support | the narrator | narrator's superiority |  | the garden of a queen |  | to which quality of the withered flower | 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 genuine happiness it had brought to a sick child lying in a cellar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:792-pg27200-part3:e1:o1:1
# text = the genuine happiness it had brought to a sick child lying in a cellar
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past · perfect · passive | the genuine happiness *not said here* | happiness | a sick child |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to child=Destination |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund | a sick child *not said here* |  |  | a cellar |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cellar=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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the joy it brought to others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:792-pg27200-part3:e1:o2:1
# text = the joy it brought to others
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | the joy |  |  | others |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to other=Destination |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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the real joy it had given

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:792-pg27200-part3:e1:o3:1
# text = the real joy it had given
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · perfect · passive | the real joy *not said here* | joy |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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its sweet fragrance and color

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:792-pg27200-part3:e1:o4:1
# text = its sweet fragrance and color
1	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fragrance	fragrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	color	color	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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

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