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description: Which of the following best describes the reception of the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town? Exam question 4 of lesson 880 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the mermaid gets legs, dances for the prince, and sails away with him» of the books course of Mova's prima
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the m…

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Which of the following best describes the reception of the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, neighbor, receive · **To what, where:** reception, ship

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 880 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the mermaid gets legs, dances for the prince, and sails away with him» 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/880-pg27200-part91/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the reception of the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town?
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	describes	describe	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	reception	reception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	harbor	harbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	neighboring	neighbor	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 | **describe** | present |  | the reception of the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **neighbor** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **receive** |  |  | the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town |  |  |  |  | nom reception «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Cannons firing and crowds of townsfolk dancing on the quay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:e4:o1:1
# text = Cannons firing and crowds of townsfolk dancing on the quay
1	Cannons	cannon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	firing	firing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	townsfolk	townsfolk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dancing	dancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	quay	quay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Bells ringing, flags waving, and fishermen cheering on the docks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:e4:o2:1
# text = Bells ringing, flags waving, and fishermen cheering on the docks
1	Bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	ringing	ring	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
9	cheering	cheer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	docks	dock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | gerund | Bells and fishermen *not said here* | flags |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location flag=Theme |
| 2 | **wave** | gerund | flags *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cheer** | gerund | fishermen *not said here* |  |  | the docks |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, and daily festivals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:e4:o3:1
# text = Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, and daily festivals
1	Church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	lining	line	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | gerund | soldiers *not said here* | the rocks |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rock=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, daily festivals, and a banquet held in the prince's honor each night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:e4:o4:1
# text = Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, daily festivals, and a banquet held in the prince's honor each night
1	Church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	lining	line	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	banquet	banquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
17	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	honor	honor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | gerund | soldiers *not said here* | the rocks |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rock=Destination |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | a banquet *not said here* |  | the prince's honor |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in honor=Location |
| 3 | **night** |  | a banquet |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **honor** |  | the prince |  |  |  |  |  | nom honor «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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