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title: What conclusion does the beetle draw concerning the earwig families… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who… · tree and pragmatics
description: What conclusion does the beetle draw concerning the earwig families and their domestic arrangements? Exam question 3 of lesson 798 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who Went on His Travels: a vain beetle wants golden shoes and finds only mud» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who Went on His Travels…

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What conclusion does the beetle draw concerning the earwig families and their domestic arrangements?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** conclusion, beetle draw, families · **What happens:** do, concern, arrange · **To what, where:** beetle draw, earwig families

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 798 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who Went on His Travels: a vain beetle wants golden shoes and finds only mud» 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/798-pg27200-part9/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:798-pg27200-part9:e3:1
# text = What conclusion does the beetle draw concerning the earwig families and their domestic arrangements?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	beetle	beetle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	draw	draw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	earwig	earwig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	arrangements	arrangement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | what conclusion | the beetle draw |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent draw=Eventuality |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the beetle draw *not said here* | the earwig families and families's domestic arrangements |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer |
| 3 | **arrange** |  | families *= family* |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrangement «cognition 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He regards their broken dwelling as unfit and their boasting as tiresome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:798-pg27200-part9:e3:o1:1
# text = He regards their broken dwelling as unfit and their boasting as tiresome
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	regards	regard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	aux	_	_
5	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	unfit	unfit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	boasting	boasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **dwell** | participle | their *= they* |  |  |  |  | as unfit and their boasting; as tiresome | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He finds their home poor and their bragging tiresome to hear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:798-pg27200-part9:e3:o2:1
# text = He finds their home poor and their bragging tiresome to hear
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bragging	bragging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | He | their home |  |  |  | poor *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic |
| 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive | their home *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He considers their cracked home inadequate and their pride rather tedious

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:798-pg27200-part9:e3:o3:1
# text = He considers their cracked home inadequate and their pride rather tedious
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	considers	consider	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	cracked	crack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	tedious	tedious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **crack** | participle · passive |  | their *= they* |  |  |  | home, inadequate *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **pride** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He thinks they are ugly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:798-pg27200-part9:e3:o4:1
# text = He thinks they are ugly
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | ugly *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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