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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 67: Rudy learns Bab…

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Which of the following best identifies the emblem displayed upon the weather-cock of the miller's house?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** emblem · **What happens:** follow, identify, display

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 856 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 67: Rudy learns Babette is away and climbs the mountains after her» 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/856-pg27200-part67/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:856-pg27200-part67:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best identifies the emblem displayed upon the weather-cock of the miller's house?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	emblem	emblem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	displayed	display	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **display** | past | the emblem |  |  |  |  | upon the weather cock of the miller's house | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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a rooster standing on a painted roof

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:856-pg27200-part67:e4:o1:1
# text = a rooster standing on a painted roof
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund | a rooster *not said here* |  |  | a painted roof |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on roof=Location |
| 2 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
an apple pierced by a glittering arrow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:856-pg27200-part67:e4:o2:1
# text = an apple pierced by a glittering arrow
1	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	pierced	pierce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	glittering	glittering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pierce** | participle |  | a apple *not said here* |  |  |  | by a glittering arrow | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
an apple pierced by a glittering arrow above a painted sign of the mill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:856-pg27200-part67:e4:o3:1
# text = an apple pierced by a glittering arrow above a painted sign of the mill
1	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	pierced	pierce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	glittering	glitter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	above	above	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pierce** | participle |  | a apple *not said here* |  |  |  | by a glittering arrow above a painted sign of the mill | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **glitter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sign** |  |  | the mill |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a large golden apple with a glittering arrow and a red flag on top

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:856-pg27200-part67:e4:o4:1
# text = a large golden apple with a glittering arrow and a red flag on top
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	glittering	glitter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glitter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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