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description: Which of the following, according to the text, was the rank indicated by the number of oysters worn upon the tail of the grandmother? Exam question 1 of lesson 876 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 87: the sea-princesses dream of the world above the waves» of the books course of Mova
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 87: the s…

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Which of the following, according to the text, was the rank indicated by the number of oysters worn upon the tail of the grandmother?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** text · **What happens:** follow, accord, be, indicate, wear · **To what, where:** rank, oysters

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 876 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 87: the sea-princesses dream of the world above the waves» 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/876-pg27200-part87/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:876-pg27200-part87:e1:1
# text = Which of the following, according to the text, was the rank indicated by the number of oysters worn upon the tail of the grandmother?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	indicated	indicate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	oysters	oyster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	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 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the text | the rank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **indicate** | participle |  | the rank *not said here* |  |  |  | by the number of oysters | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **wear** | participle |  | oysters *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the tail of the grandmother | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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a high birth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:876-pg27200-part87:e1:o1:1
# text = a high birth
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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royal rank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:876-pg27200-part87:e1:o2:1
# text = royal rank
1	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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a noble tie to the sea-king's court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:876-pg27200-part87:e1:o3:1
# text = a noble tie to the sea-king's court
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tie	tie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a high birth, signified by twelve oysters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:876-pg27200-part87:e1:o4:1
# text = a high birth, signified by twelve oysters
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	signified	signify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	oysters	oyster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | participle |  | a high birth *not said here* |  |  |  | by twelve oysters | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

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