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title: In which century, by the account of the second tale, was Counsellor… — Andersen's tales, The Golden Treasure:… · tree and pragmatics
description: In which century, by the account of the second tale, was Counsellor Knapp transported upon donning the goloshes? Exam question 4 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 M
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's tales, The Golden Treasure: Peter learns Charlo…

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In which century, by the account of the second tale, was Counsellor Knapp transported upon donning the goloshes?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Counsellor · **What happens:** be, don, account · **To what, where:** goloshes, second tale

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e4:1
# text = In which century, by the account of the second tale, was Counsellor Knapp transported upon donning the goloshes?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	Counsellor	Counsellor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	Knapp	Knapp	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	_
16	transported	transport	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	donning	don	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	goloshes	golosh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Counsellor |  |  |  | century | transport *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **don** | gerund | Counsellor *not said here* | the goloshes |  |  |  |  | vn simple\_dressing-41.3.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent golosh=Theme |
| 3 | **account** |  |  | the second tale |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Five hundred years earlier

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e4:o1:1
# text = Five hundred years earlier
1	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Three hundred years earlier, in the reign of King Hans

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e4:o2:1
# text = Three hundred years earlier, in the reign of King Hans
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reign	reign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:desc	_	_
11	Hans	Hans	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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Three hundred years earlier

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e4:o3:1
# text = Three hundred years earlier
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Some three hundred years earlier, when the old kings ruled the land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:836-pg27200-part47:e4:o4:1
# text = Some three hundred years earlier, when the old kings ruled the land
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	_
3	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | the old kings | the land |  |  |  | early *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |

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