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title: In which manner was the crowning of the saucepan effected? — Andersen's Tales, The Flying Trunk: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: In which manner was the crowning of the saucepan effected? Exam question 1 of lesson 829 «Andersen's Tales, The Flying Trunk: the kitchen talk ends and the trunk burns» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Flying Trunk: the kitchen talk ends…

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In which manner was the crowning of the saucepan effected?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, affect · **To what, where:** crowning, manner, saucepan

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 829 «Andersen's Tales, The Flying Trunk: the kitchen talk ends and the trunk burns» 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/829-pg27200-part40/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:829-pg27200-part40:e1:1
# text = In which manner was the crowning of the saucepan effected?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	crowning	crowning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	saucepan	saucepan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	effected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the crowning |  | which manner |  | of the saucepan | tree rules |
| 2 | **affect** | participle |  | the saucepan *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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the carpet-broom placed a sprig of parsley upon his head in the kitchen

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:829-pg27200-part40:e1:o1:1
# text = the carpet-broom placed a sprig of parsley upon his head in the kitchen
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sprig	sprig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	parsley	parsley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | participle | the carpet broom *not said here* | a sprig of parsley upon his head |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sprig=Theme in kitchen=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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the tea-urn sang a loud song

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:829-pg27200-part40:e1:o2:1
# text = the tea-urn sang a loud song
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the tea urn | a loud song |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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the market-basket tied a ribbon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:829-pg27200-part40:e1:o3:1
# text = the market-basket tied a ribbon
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ribbon	ribbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | participle | the market basket *not said here* | a ribbon |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ribbon=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the carpet-broom placed parsley upon him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:829-pg27200-part40:e1:o4:1
# text = the carpet-broom placed parsley upon him
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	parsley	parsley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent |

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