--- title: What, according to the grandmother, distinguishes human beings from… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mer… · tree and pragmatics description: What, according to the grandmother, distinguishes human beings from mermaids? Exam question 2 of lesson 878 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 89: the mermaid watches the prince's palace and dreams of a soul» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/878-pg27200-part89/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, The Little Mer…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/878-pg27200-part89/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 89: the m… What, according to the grandmother, distinguishes human beings from mermaids? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** accord, distinguish · **To what, where:** grandmother, human beings This is exam question 2 of lesson 878 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 89: the mermaid watches the prince's palace and dreams of a soul» 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/878-pg27200-part89/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:878-pg27200-part89:e2:1 # text = What, according to the grandmother, distinguishes human beings from mermaids? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 according accord VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 grandmother grandmother NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 distinguishes distinguish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 9 human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 beings being NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 mermaids mermaid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **accord** | gerund | | | the grandmother | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to grandmother=Goal | | 2 | **distinguish** | present | | human beings | | | | from mermaids | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent being=Theme from mermaid=Co-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} the power of living in the sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:878-pg27200-part89:e2:o1:1 # text = the power of living in the sea 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 living live VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** | gerund | the power *not said here* | | | the sea | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} the possession of an immortal soul ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:878-pg27200-part89:e2:o2:1 # text = the possession of an immortal soul 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 immortal immortal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 soul soul NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | | | a immortal soul | | | | | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} the ability to walk on land and to live beyond the sea forever ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:878-pg27200-part89:e2:o3:1 # text = the ability to walk on land and to live beyond the sea forever 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 ability ability NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 walk walk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 acl _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 10 beyond beyond ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 forever forever ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **walk** | to-infinitive | | | | land | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Trajectory | | 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | | | | the sea | | forever *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beyond sea=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} the possession of two legs and a human heart and mind ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:878-pg27200-part89:e2:o4:1 # text = the possession of two legs and a human heart and mind 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | | | two legs and a human heart and mind | | | | | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient | **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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