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title: Which figure does the old carver produce for the prow of a vessel? — Andersen's Tales, Holger Danske: the c… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which figure does the old carver produce for the prow of a vessel? Exam question 1 of lesson 848 «Andersen's Tales, Holger Danske: the carver finishes his wooden Holger and tells of the Danish arms, while Holger dreams on» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, Holger Danske: the carver finishes his w…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which figure does the old carver produce for the prow of a vessel?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** figure · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** old carver produce

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 848 «Andersen's Tales, Holger Danske: the carver finishes his wooden Holger and tells of the Danish arms, while Holger dreams on» 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/848-pg27200-part59/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:848-pg27200-part59:e1:1
# text = Which figure does the old carver produce for the prow of a vessel?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	carver	carver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	produce	produce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	prow	prow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | which figure | the old carver produce |  |  |  | for the prow of a vessel | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent produce=Eventuality |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Holger Danske, erect and bearded, bearing a battle-axe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:848-pg27200-part59:e1:o1:1
# text = Holger Danske, erect and bearded, bearing a battle-axe
1	Holger	Holger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Danske	Danske	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	erect	erect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bearded	bearded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund |  | a battle axe |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axe=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a tall warrior with a shield and helmet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:848-pg27200-part59:e1:o2:1
# text = a tall warrior with a shield and helmet
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a fierce bearded giant who kneels with a battle-axe and a shining golden crown upon his head

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:848-pg27200-part59:e1:o3:1
# text = a fierce bearded giant who kneels with a battle-axe and a shining golden crown upon his head
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	bearded	bearded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kneels	kneel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
15	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | present | a fierce bearded giant |  |  | giant's head |  | with a battle axe and a shining golden crown | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon head=Location |
| 2 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Holger Danske, upright and bearded, holding a shield and a spear over the waves of the sea

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:848-pg27200-part59:e1:o4:1
# text = Holger Danske, upright and bearded, holding a shield and a spear over the waves of the sea
1	Holger	Holger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Danske	Danske	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	upright	upright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bearded	bearded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund |  | a shield and a spear |  | the waves of the sea |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shield=Theme over wave=Location |
| 2 | **wave** |  |  | the sea |  |  |  |  | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |

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