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title: Explain the narrator's comparison between the awakening of conscienc… — Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5… · tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees…

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Explain the narrator's comparison between the awakening of conscience and the sudden blooming of a beech-wood in northern regions.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, narrator, conscience · **What happens:** explain, compare, awaken · **To what, where:** comparison

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e3:1
# text = Explain the narrator's comparison between the awakening of conscience and the sudden blooming of a beech-wood in northern regions.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	comparison	comparison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	awakening	awakening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	conscience	conscience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	blooming	blooming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	beech	beech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the narrator's comparison |  |  |  | between the awakening of conscience and the sudden blooming of a beech wood in northern regions | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comparison=Topic |
| 2 | **compare** |  | the narrator |  |  |  |  | between the awakening of conscience and the sudden blooming of a beech wood in northern regions | nom comparison «act transitive»: poss=agent between=obl |
| 3 | **awaken** |  | conscience |  |  |  |  |  | nom awakening «act intransitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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It suggests that the sudden wakening of guilt resembles a forest that quickly blooms in spring weather

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e3:o1:1
# text = It suggests that the sudden wakening of guilt resembles a forest that quickly blooms in spring weather
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	suggests	suggest	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wakening	wakening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	resembles	resemble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	blooms	bloom	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **resemble** | present | the sudden wakening of guilt | a forest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bloom** | present | a forest |  |  | spring weather |  | quickly *property* | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Location |
| 4 | **waken** |  | guilt |  |  |  |  |  | nom wakening «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means the narrator thinks beech trees grow quickly in the north, as sin does in villages

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e3:o2:1
# text = It means the narrator thinks beech trees grow quickly in the north, as sin does in villages
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	beech	beech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | present | beech trees |  |  | the north |  | quickly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in north=Location |
| 4 | **do** | present | sin |  |  | villages |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It signifies that the lord's sins spread throughout the whole northern land and that the villagers must suffer for them in the end, as the beech-wood grows over the fields

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e3:o3:1
# text = It signifies that the lord's sins spread throughout the whole northern land and that the villagers must suffer for them in the end, as the beech-wood grows over the fields
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	sins	sin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
9	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
18	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	suffer	suffer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
26	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
28	beech	beech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
31	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
32	over	over	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spread** | past | the lord's sins |  |  | the whole northern land |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme throughout land=Location |
| 3 | **suffer** | must | the villagers |  |  |  | in the end | for sins *= sin* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **grow** | present | the beech wood |  |  | the fields |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over field=Location |

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

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It signifies that guilt for past sins arises swiftly and unbidden, as a beech-wood appears in one night

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:e3:o4:1
# text = It signifies that guilt for past sins arises swiftly and unbidden, as a beech-wood appears in one night
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sins	sin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	swiftly	swiftly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	unbidden	unbidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	beech	beech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **arise** | present | guilt for past sins |  |  |  |  | swiftly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **appear** | present | a beech wood |  |  |  | night |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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