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title: Upon what occasion was Rudy first addressed by the miller of Bex? — Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Upon what occasion was Rudy first addressed by the miller of Bex? Exam question 4 of lesson 857 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 68: Rudy reaches Interlachen, wins the shooting match and meets Babette again» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 68: Rudy reaches In…

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Upon what occasion was Rudy first addressed by the miller of Bex?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** miller · **What happens:** be, address · **To what, where:** occasion Rudy

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 857 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 68: Rudy reaches Interlachen, wins the shooting match and meets Babette again» 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/857-pg27200-part68/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:857-pg27200-part68:e4:1
# text = Upon what occasion was Rudy first addressed by the miller of Bex?
1	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
3	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Rudy	Rudy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
7	addressed	address	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Bex	Bex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | occasion Rudy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **address** | participle · passive | the miller of Bex | occasion Rudy |  |  |  | first *property* | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=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 {#o1}

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when the miller struck him on the shoulder and spoke French to him at the tavern in the evening

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:857-pg27200-part68:e4:o1:1
# text = when the miller struck him on the shoulder and spoke French to him at the tavern in the evening
1	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tavern	tavern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past | the miller | him *= he* |  |  |  | on the shoulder | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=Instrument on shoulder=Patient |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past |  | French | miller | the tavern in the evening |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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when the crowd cheered for him in town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:857-pg27200-part68:e4:o2:1
# text = when the crowd cheered for him in town
1	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | the crowd |  |  | town |  | for him *= he* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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when he won the prize at the big match in the town hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:857-pg27200-part68:e4:o3:1
# text = when he won the prize at the big match in the town hall
1	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | he | the prize |  | the big match |  | in the town hall | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent prize=Theme at match=Asset |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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when the miller struck him on the shoulder and spoke in French

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:857-pg27200-part68:e4:o4:1
# text = when the miller struck him on the shoulder and spoke in French
1	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past | the miller | him *= he* |  |  |  | on the shoulder | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=Instrument on shoulder=Patient |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the miller *not said here* |  |  | French |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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