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title: Which of the following accurately identifies the object which the na… — Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately identifies the object which the narrator describes as "not genteel" in the context of the darning-needle? Exam question 4 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.»
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle: the proud needle is…

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Which of the following accurately identifies the object which the narrator describes as "not genteel" in the context of the darning-needle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** follow, identify, describe · **To what, where:** object

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately identifies the object which the narrator describes as "not genteel" in the context of the darning-needle?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	genteel	genteel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	darning	darning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  | the object |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 3 | **describe** | present | the narrator | the object |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme |

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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}

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Using rude words in company

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e4:o1:1
# text = Using rude words in company
1	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | rude words |  | company |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The act of weeping loudly in front of all the other needles and people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e4:o2:1
# text = The act of weeping loudly in front of all the other needles and people
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	needles	needle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** |  | weeping |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The habit of crying openly and sobbing in the presence of gentlefolk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e4:o3:1
# text = The habit of crying openly and sobbing in the presence of gentlefolk
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	openly	openly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sobbing	sob	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	gentlefolk	gentlefolk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | the habit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | openly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sob** | gerund | the habit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the presence of gentlefolk | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in presence=Theme |

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

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The act of weeping in public

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:e4:o4:1
# text = The act of weeping in public
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** |  | weeping |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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