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title: Which element of the text most clearly demonstrates that the protago… — Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which element of the text most clearly demonstrates that the protagonist is motivated by superstitious terror rather than by genuine maternal affection? Exam question 2 of lesson 794 «Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees a ghostly child and digs a grave by the sea before dawn» o
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees…

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Which element of the text most clearly demonstrates that the protagonist is motivated by superstitious terror rather than by genuine maternal affection?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** element, superstitious terror · **What happens:** demonstrate, motivate · **To what, where:** protagonist

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 794 «Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees a ghostly child and digs a grave by the sea before dawn» 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/794-pg27200-part5/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e2:1
# text = Which element of the text most clearly demonstrates that the protagonist is motivated by superstitious terror rather than by genuine maternal affection?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	motivated	motivate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	superstitious	superstitious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	22	cc	_	_
18	than	than	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	maternal	maternal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present | which element of the text |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **motivate** | present · passive | superstitious terror rather genuine maternal affection | the protagonist |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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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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Her terror that the spirit will never find rest unless consecrated burial is granted, and that she herself will be cursed for ever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e2:o1:1
# text = Her terror that the spirit will never find rest unless consecrated burial is granted, and that she herself will be cursed for ever
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
9	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	consecrated	consecrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
17	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find** | future | the spirit | rest |  |  |  | unless consecrated burial | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Topic |
| 2 | **consecrate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grant** | present · passive |  | Her terror |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **curse** | future · passive |  | spirit |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for ever=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Her dread that the ghost will haunt her forever if the grave is not dug

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e2:o2:1
# text = Her dread that the ghost will haunt her forever if the grave is not dug
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dread	dread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	haunt	haunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	dug	dig	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haunt** | future | Her dread | ghost |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **dig** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | the grave |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **dread** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dread «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Her fear that the spirit will never rest unless consecrated burial is granted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e2:o3:1
# text = Her fear that the spirit will never rest unless consecrated burial is granted
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
9	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	consecrated	consecrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **rest** | future | the spirit | Her fear *not said here* |  |  |  | unless consecrated burial | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fear=Theme |
| 2 | **consecrate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grant** | present · passive |  | Her fear |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **fear** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Her anxious prayers to the saints that the child might rest in holy ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e2:o4:1
# text = Her anxious prayers to the saints that the child might rest in holy ground
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	anxious	anxious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	saints	saint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | might | the child | the saints |  | holy ground |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent that=Theme in ground=Location |
| 2 | **pray** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  | to the saints | nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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