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title: State what the narrator reports concerning the public's response to… — Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27:… · tree and pragmatics
description: State what the narrator reports concerning the public's response to the arrival of the tree. Exam question 4 of lesson 816 «Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carried to Paris and the Dryad longs to be human» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carr…

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State what the narrator reports concerning the public's response to the arrival of the tree.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator, tree · **What happens:** report, concern, arrive · **To what, where:** State, response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 816 «Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carried to Paris and the Dryad longs to be human» 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/816-pg27200-part27/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e4:1
# text = State what the narrator reports concerning the public's response to the arrival of the tree.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	nmod	_	_
6	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present | the narrator | State |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent what=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the narrator *not said here* | the public's response |  |  |  | to the arrival of the tree | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus response=Experiencer |
| 3 | **arrive** |  | the tree |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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Officials argued about it, and shopkeepers complained loudly at the gate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e4:o1:1
# text = Officials argued about it, and shopkeepers complained loudly at the gate
1	Officials	official	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	shopkeepers	shopkeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	complained	complain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | Officials |  |  |  |  | about it | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
| 2 | **complain** *speech: other* | past | shopkeepers |  |  | the gate |  | loudly *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The crowds ignored it and walked past quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e4:o2:1
# text = The crowds ignored it and walked past quickly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	past	past	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | the crowds | it |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | past | the crowds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | past, quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Passers-by looked on, and children and old men gazed at the green tree

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e4:o3:1
# text = Passers-by looked on, and children and old men gazed at the green tree
1	Passers	passer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	gazed	gaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look on** | participle |  | Passers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **gaze** | past | Passers |  |  |  |  | at the green tree | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at tree=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Passers-by looked on, and children and old men gazed at the green tree, and some of them even bowed their heads to it as it passed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e4:o4:1
# text = Passers-by looked on, and children and old men gazed at the green tree, and some of them even bowed their heads to it as it passed
1	Passers	passer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	gazed	gaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
19	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	nsubj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod	_	_
22	even	even	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
24	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	_
28	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look on** | participle · passive |  | Passers |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute |
| 2 | **gaze** | past | children and old men |  |  |  |  | at the green tree | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at tree=Theme |
| 3 | **bow** | past | some | children's heads | tree |  |  |  | vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent head=Topic to it=Recipient |
| 4 | **pass** | past | tree |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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