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title: Explain the significance of the snow-bound town as presented in the… — Andersen's Tales, The Bird of Popular… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the significance of the snow-bound town as presented in the concluding passage. Exam question 4 of lesson 802 «Andersen's Tales, The Bird of Popular Song, part 13: the singer wakes the king's spirit, the Bird of Song flies out, and we arrive at Borglum» of the books course of Mova's primary 
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Bird of Popular Song, part 13: the s…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explain the significance of the snow-bound town as presented in the concluding passage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** explain, bind, present · **To what, where:** significance, concluding passage

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 802 «Andersen's Tales, The Bird of Popular Song, part 13: the singer wakes the king's spirit, the Bird of Song flies out, and we arrive at Borglum» 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/802-pg27200-part13/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:802-pg27200-part13:e4:1
# text = Explain the significance of the snow-bound town as presented in the concluding passage.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	concluding	concluding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 significance of the bound town |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic |
| 2 | **bind** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **present** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the concluding passage |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It depicts a forgotten community whose songs were lost to the snow and the wind.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:802-pg27200-part13:e4:o1:1
# text = It depicts a forgotten community whose songs were lost to the snow and the wind.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	depicts	depict	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depict** | present | It | a forgotten community |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent community=Theme |
| 2 | **forget** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** | past · passive |  | songs |  |  |  | to the snow and the wind | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a symbol of a buried life that spring and the Bird of Song will restore.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:802-pg27200-part13:e4:o2:1
# text = It is a symbol of a buried life that spring and the Bird of Song will restore.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
10	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Song	Song	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a symbol |  |  |  | of a buried life | tree rules |
| 2 | **bury** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **restore** | future | spring and the Bird of Song | a buried life *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent life=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A symbol of death.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:802-pg27200-part13:e4:o3:1
# text = A symbol of death.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It shows the snow melting.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:802-pg27200-part13:e4:o4:1
# text = It shows the snow melting.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	melting	melting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It | the snow melting |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent melting=Recipient |

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