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title: In what manner did the stork-papa remark upon the fortunate timing o… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the stork-papa remark upon the fortunate timing of the mother and daughter's arrival that night? Exam question 1 of lesson 894 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga is freed and finds her mother» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga i…

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In what manner did the stork-papa remark upon the fortunate timing of the mother and daughter's arrival that night?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** daughter · **What happens:** do, arrive · **To what, where:** papa remark, manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 894 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga is freed and finds her mother» 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/894-pg27200-part105/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e1:1
# text = In what manner did the stork-papa remark upon the fortunate timing of the mother and daughter's arrival that night?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	papa	papa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fortunate	fortunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	timing	timing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
21	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	22	det	_	_
22	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the papa remark |  | what manner | night | upon the fortunate timing of the mother and daughter's arrival | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remark=Eventuality |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=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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He called their arrival a fortunate chance.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e1:o1:1
# text = He called their arrival a fortunate chance.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fortunate	fortunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | He | their arrival |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent arrival=Recipient |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He observed that their coming was fortunate, for the flock would have departed on the following morning

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e1:o2:1
# text = He observed that their coming was fortunate, for the flock would have departed on the following morning
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	observed	observe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	fortunate	fortunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux	_	_
14	departed	depart	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | fortunate *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **depart** | would · perfect · passive |  | the flock |  |  | morning |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He noted their arrival was blessed, as the storks would have flown away at the next dawn.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e1:o3:1
# text = He noted their arrival was blessed, as the storks would have flown away at the next dawn.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	noted	note	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	blessed	blessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	storks	stork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux	_	_
13	flown	fly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **note** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | their arrival |  |  |  |  | blessed *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fly away** | would · perfect · passive |  | the storks |  |  | dawn | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **arrive** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He thought their timing was unlucky, because the flock had already left the marsh that morning.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e1:o4:1
# text = He thought their timing was unlucky, because the flock had already left the marsh that morning.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	timing	timing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	already	already	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | their timing |  |  |  |  | unlucky *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | past · perfect · passive |  | the flock |  |  | morning |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme marsh=Attribute |

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