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description: State the reason why the daisy did not feel envious of the lark or of the garden flowers. Exam question 3 of lesson 811 «Andersen's Tales, The Daisy, part 22: a lark sings to a poor daisy while the proud flowers sulk» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Daisy, part 22: a lark sings to a po…

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State the reason why the daisy did not feel envious of the lark or of the garden flowers.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** daisy · **What happens:** not feel

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 811 «Andersen's Tales, The Daisy, part 22: a lark sings to a poor daisy while the proud flowers sulk» 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/811-pg27200-part22/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:e3:1
# text = State the reason why the daisy did not feel envious of the lark or of the garden flowers.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	daisy	daisy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	envious	envious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lark	lark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feel** | past · do-support | the daisy |  |  |  |  | envious *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It considered its own lot happy and was content to rejoice in the sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:e3:o1:1
# text = It considered its own lot happy and was content to rejoice in the sun
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	considered	consider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | past | It | its own lot |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent lot=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | content *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **rejoice** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the sun |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It felt its own lot was fine and it was happy in the sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:e3:o2:1
# text = It felt its own lot was fine and it was happy in the sun
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past | its own lot |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | lot |  |  | the sun |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It considered its own lot happy and was content to rejoice in the sun while the lark sang to the others in the garden beds and the whole bed was sulky

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:e3:o3:1
# text = It considered its own lot happy and was content to rejoice in the sun while the lark sang to the others in the garden beds and the whole bed was sulky
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	considered	consider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lark	lark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	_
30	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
31	sulky	sulky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | past | It | its own lot |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent lot=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | content *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **rejoice** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the sun |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the lark |  | the others in the garden beds and the whole bed |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to other=Recipient |
| 5 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | sulky *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It considered its own lot happy and was content to rejoice in the sun, because it did not want the tulips' fine colours or the peonies' size

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:e3:o4:1
# text = It considered its own lot happy and was content to rejoice in the sun, because it did not want the tulips' fine colours or the peonies' size
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	considered	consider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
18	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	tulips	tulip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	'	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	peonies	peony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	'	's	PART	POS	_	28	case	_	_
30	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | past | It | its own lot |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent lot=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | content *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **rejoice** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the sun |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **not** **want** | past · do-support | lot | the tulips's fine colours or the peonies |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent colour=Theme size=Attribute |

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