--- title: Which object is described in the text as bursting with exultation at… — Andersen's tales, The Golden Treasure:… · tree and pragmatics description: Which object is described in the text as bursting with exultation at the close of the first tale? Exam question 2 of lesson 836 «Andersen's tales, The Golden Treasure: Peter learns Charlotte is engaged, becomes famous, and the tale ends as the next one begins» of the books course of Mova's primary s --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/836-pg27200-part47/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Andersen's tales, The Golden Treasure:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/836-pg27200-part47/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Andersen's tales, The Golden Treasure: Peter learns Charlo… Which object is described in the text as bursting with exultation at the close of the first tale? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** describe, burst · **To what, where:** object, text, close This is exam question 2 of lesson 836 «Andersen's tales, The Golden Treasure: Peter learns Charlotte is engaged, becomes famous, and the tale ends as the next one begins» 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/836-pg27200-part47/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e2:1 # text = Which object is described in the text as bursting with exultation at the close of the first tale? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 object object NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 as as SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 9 bursting burst VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 exultation exultation NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 12 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 close close NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 18 amod _ _ 18 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present · passive | | which object | | the text | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **burst** | gerund | | | | the close of the first tale | | with exultation | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at close=Location | 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} Peter ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e2:o1:1 # text = Peter 1 Peter Peter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The Fire-drum ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e2:o2:1 # text = The Fire-drum 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 Fire Fire PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 drum drum NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} The church bell ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e2:o3:1 # text = The church bell 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 bell bell NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} The drum ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e2:o4:1 # text = The drum 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 drum drum NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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