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title: According to the narrator, what is the meaning of the phrase concern… — Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle:… · tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle: the proud needle is…

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According to the narrator, what is the meaning of the phrase concerning delay and memory as used in the tale?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** narrator, phrase · **What happens:** accord, be, concern, use · **To what, where:** meaning, delay, tale

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 813 «Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle: the proud needle is tossed into a gutter, sails in an egg-shell, and is crushed by a cart.» 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/813-pg27200-part24/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e3:1
# text = According to the narrator, what is the meaning of the phrase concerning delay and memory as used in the tale?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the narrator and the meaning | the meaning |  |  |  | of the phrase | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the phrase *not said here* | delay and memory |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus delay=Experiencer |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  | delay and memory *not said here* |  | the tale |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A kind deed is remembered even when repaid late

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e3:o1:1
# text = A kind deed is remembered even when repaid late
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	remembered	remember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	repaid	repay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
9	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present · passive |  | a kind deed |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **repay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Help that comes late is never really needed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e3:o2:1
# text = Help that comes late is never really needed
1	Help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	needed	need	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 | **come** | present | Help |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **need** | present · passive |  | Help |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Even a very late repayment of a kind deed is still remembered by the one who gave it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e3:o3:1
# text = Even a very late repayment of a kind deed is still remembered by the one who gave it
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	repayment	repayment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	remembered	remember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present · passive | the one | a late repayment of a kind deed |  |  | still |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | the one | repayment |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **repay** |  |  | a kind deed |  |  |  |  | nom repayment «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Waiting makes a good deed count for less now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e3:o4:1
# text = Waiting makes a good deed count for less now
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	nmod	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | a good deed count |  |  | now | for less | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent count=Product for less=Asset |

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