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title: Identify the precise geographical location in which the glaciers des… — Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the precise geographical location in which the glaciers described in the passage are situated. Exam question 2 of lesson 852 «Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy and prosperous, and the story turns to Switzerland and the boy Rudy» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy an…

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Identify the precise geographical location in which the glaciers described in the passage are situated.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, glaciers · **What happens:** identify, describe, situate · **To what, where:** precise geographical location, passage

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 852 «Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy and prosperous, and the story turns to Switzerland and the boy Rudy» 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/852-pg27200-part63/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e2:1
# text = Identify the precise geographical location in which the glaciers described in the passage are situated.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	geographical	geographical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	location	location	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	glaciers	glacier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the precise geographical location |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent location=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | past | the glaciers |  |  | the precise geographical location |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **situate** | present · passive |  |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in passage=Destination |

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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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Along the border of Italy and Switzerland, high in the Pennine Alps near Valais and the Matterhorn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e2:o1:1
# text = Along the border of Italy and Switzerland, high in the Pennine Alps near Valais and the Matterhorn
1	Along	along	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	border	border	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Pennine	Pennine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Alps	Alp	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
14	near	near	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Valais	Valais	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Matterhorn	Matterhorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Between the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near Grindelwald

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e2:o2:1
# text = Between the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near Grindelwald
1	Between	between	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Schreckhorn	Schreckhorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Wetterhorn	Wetterhorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Grindelwald	Grindelwald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Beside the Jungfrau in the Alps

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e2:o3:1
# text = Beside the Jungfrau in the Alps
1	Beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Jungfrau	Jungfrau	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Alps	Alp	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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On the northern slope of the Jungfrau, above Staubbach village

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e2:o4:1
# text = On the northern slope of the Jungfrau, above Staubbach village
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	slope	slope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Jungfrau	Jungfrau	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	above	above	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	Staubbach	Staubbach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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

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