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title: Which of the following best describes the event that causes the Drya… — Andersen's Tales, The Dryad, part 26:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the event that causes the Dryad's distress in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 815 «Andersen's Tales, The Dryad, part 26: the oak is struck by lightning, and the Dryad hears of the Paris Exhibition and its doom» of the books course of Mova's primary school
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Dryad, part 26: the oak is struck by…

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Which of the following best describes the event that causes the Dryad's distress in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** event, Dryad · **What happens:** follow, describe, cause, distress · **To what, where:** event, distress, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 815 «Andersen's Tales, The Dryad, part 26: the oak is struck by lightning, and the Dryad hears of the Paris Exhibition and its doom» 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/815-pg27200-part26/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:815-pg27200-part26:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the event that causes the Dryad's distress in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	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	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Dryad	Dryad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 | **describe** | present |  | the event |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **cause** | present | the event | the Dryad's distress |  | the passage |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition distress=Patient |
| 4 | **distress** |  | the Dryad |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The lightning strike that split the old oak to its roots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:815-pg27200-part26:e1:o1:1
# text = The lightning strike that split the old oak to its roots
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	strike	strike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | past | the lightning strike | the old oak |  |  |  | to strike's roots *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent oak=Patient to root=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The painter's sudden visit to the old oak tree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:815-pg27200-part26:e1:o2:1
# text = The painter's sudden visit to the old oak tree
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	painter	painter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** |  | the painter |  |  |  |  | to the old oak tree | nom visit «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The sudden arrival of the new visitors from Paris

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:815-pg27200-part26:e1:o3:1
# text = The sudden arrival of the new visitors from Paris
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** |  | the new visitors from Paris |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The lightning strike that split the old oak to its roots and left the whole village in mourning for many days

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:815-pg27200-part26:e1:o4:1
# text = The lightning strike that split the old oak to its roots and left the whole village in mourning for many days
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	strike	strike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	mourning	mourning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | past | the lightning strike | the old oak |  |  |  | to strike's roots *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent oak=Patient to root=Result |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the lightning strike *not said here* | the whole village |  | mourning | day |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent village=Theme in mourning=Location |

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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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