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description: What, according to the passage, is the significance of the red ladder upon the tomb of Galileo? Exam question 3 of lesson 898 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Metal Pig, part 109: the boy visits the Florence churches, then is shoved around by his mother and finds a kind home» of the books course of Mova
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Metal Pig, part 109: the boy v…

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What, according to the passage, is the significance of the red ladder upon the tomb of Galileo?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** accord, be · **To what, where:** significance

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 898 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Metal Pig, part 109: the boy visits the Florence churches, then is shoved around by his mother and finds a kind home» 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/898-pg27200-part109/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:898-pg27200-part109:e3:1
# text = What, according to the passage, is the significance of the red ladder upon the tomb of Galileo?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
3	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	case	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Galileo	Galileo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the significance |  |  |  | accord the passage; of the red ladder upon the tomb of Galileo | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It is an emblem of art, signifying the way to glory

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:898-pg27200-part109:e3:o1:1
# text = It is an emblem of art, signifying the way to glory
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	emblem	emblem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	glory	glory	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a emblem |  |  |  | of art | tree rules |
| 2 | **signify** | gerund | a emblem *not said here* | the way |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot way=Theme |
| 3 | **glory** | to-infinitive | a emblem *not said here* | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a sign of death and the stairs to heaven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:898-pg27200-part109:e3:o2:1
# text = It is a sign of death and the stairs to heaven
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a sign and the stairs |  |  |  | of death; to heaven | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is an emblem of art and science, signifying the long climb of the artist's soul towards glory and eternal fame

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:898-pg27200-part109:e3:o3:1
# text = It is an emblem of art and science, signifying the long climb of the artist's soul towards glory and eternal fame
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	emblem	emblem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	climb	climb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
19	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	eternal	eternal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a emblem |  |  |  | of art and science | tree rules |
| 2 | **signify** | gerund | a emblem *not said here* | the long climb of the artist's soul |  |  |  | towards glory and eternal fame | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot climb=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It stands for the church's wealth and power

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:898-pg27200-part109:e3:o4:1
# text = It stands for the church's wealth and power
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for the church's wealth and power | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for wealth=Attribute |

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