--- title: State the precise manner in which the lawyer is compelled to perform… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's F… · tree and pragmatics description: State the precise manner in which the lawyer is compelled to perform the dance, as it is described in the passage. Exam question 2 of lesson 874 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 85: the flowers dance at night while Sophy the doll gives up her bed» of the books course of Mova's pri --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/874-pg27200-part85/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's F…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/874-pg27200-part85/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 85: the… State the precise manner in which the lawyer is compelled to perform the dance, as it is described in the passage. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** compel, perform, describe · **To what, where:** lawyer, precise manner, dance, passage This is exam question 2 of lesson 874 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 85: the flowers dance at night while Sophy the doll gives up her bed» 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/874-pg27200-part85/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:874-pg27200-part85:e2:1 # text = State the precise manner in which the lawyer is compelled to perform the dance, as it is described in the passage. 1 State state NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 precise precise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 obl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 lawyer lawyer NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 compelled compel VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 perform perform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 dance dance NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 16 as as SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 18 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux:pass _ _ 19 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 parataxis _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 passage passage NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **compel** | present · passive | | the lawyer | | the precise manner | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | | 2 | **perform** | to-infinitive | | the dance | | | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Theme | | 3 | **describe** | present · passive | | lawyer | | the passage | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme | 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} by being made to stamp his feet ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:874-pg27200-part85:e2:o1:1 # text = by being made to stamp his feet 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 stamp stamp VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | gerund · passive | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **stamp** | to-infinitive | | his feet | | | | | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Destination | ### Option 2 {#o2} by being forced to join the ball ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:874-pg27200-part85:e2:o2:1 # text = by being forced to join the ball 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 forced force VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 join join VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **force** | gerund · passive | | | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: clause=Topic | | 2 | **join** | to-infinitive | | the ball | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} by being obliged to dance also ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:874-pg27200-part85:e2:o3:1 # text = by being obliged to dance also 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 obliged oblige VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 dance dance VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 also also ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **oblige** | gerund · passive | | | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: clause=Result | | 2 | **dance** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} by being asked ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:874-pg27200-part85:e2:o4:1 # text = by being asked 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund · passive | | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V» | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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