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title: What was the fir-tree's conclusion regarding its future after the ga… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Fir Tree,… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the fir-tree's conclusion regarding its future after the garret? Exam question 3 of lesson 826 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Fir Tree, part 37: the tree is thrown out and its gold star is pulled off» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Fir Tree, part 37: the tree is…

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What was the fir-tree's conclusion regarding its future after the garret?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** conclusion, fir tree · **What happens:** be, regard, conclude · **To what, where:** future

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 826 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Fir Tree, part 37: the tree is thrown out and its gold star is pulled off» 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/826-pg27200-part37/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:826-pg27200-part37:e3:1
# text = What was the fir-tree's conclusion regarding its future after the garret?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	fir	fir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
9	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	garret	garret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the fir tree's conclusion |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund | the fir tree's conclusion *not said here* | conclusion's future |  |  | after the garret |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent future=Theme |
| 3 | **conclude** |  | the fir tree |  |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition 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 {#o1}

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It would be lonely once it was burned there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:826-pg27200-part37:e3:o1:1
# text = It would be lonely once it was burned there
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	lonely	lonely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | It |  |  |  |  | lonely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | past · passive |  | it |  | there |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It would be content once removed from that place, and the mice would come back to visit it every night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:826-pg27200-part37:e3:o2:1
# text = It would be content once removed from that place, and the mice would come back to visit it every night
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
6	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | It |  |  |  |  | content *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **remove** | participle |  |  |  | that place |  | once *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from place=Source |
| 3 | **come back** | would | the mice |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **visit** | to-infinitive | the mice *not said here* | place |  |  | night |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-Agent |

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

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It would be content once removed from that place

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:826-pg27200-part37:e3:o3:1
# text = It would be content once removed from that place
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
6	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | It |  |  |  |  | content *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **remove** | participle |  |  |  | that place |  | once *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from place=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It would be content once it was removed from that dusty place and carried back into the sun

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:826-pg27200-part37:e3:o4:1
# text = It would be content once it was removed from that dusty place and carried back into the sun
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
11	dusty	dusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	back	back	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | It |  |  |  |  | content *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **remove** | past · passive |  | it |  | that dusty place |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from place=Source |
| 3 | **carry back** | past |  |  |  | the sun |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=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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