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title: To which body at the palace was the nightingale formally presented,… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingal… · tree and pragmatics
description: To which body at the palace was the nightingale formally presented, and for what purpose? Exam question 1 of lesson 912 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 123: the emperor hears of a bird, and a jewelled fake is sent» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 123: the emp…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To which body at the palace was the nightingale formally presented, and for what purpose?

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

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 912 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 123: the emperor hears of a bird, and a jewelled fake is sent» 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/912-pg27200-part123/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:912-pg27200-part123:e1:1
# text = To which body at the palace was the nightingale formally presented, and for what purpose?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	nightingale	nightingale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	formally	formally	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	parataxis	_	_
16	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the nightingale |  |  |  | to which body at the palace | tree rules |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | the nightingale *not said here* |  |  |  | formally *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The imperial court, for the emperor's entertainment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:912-pg27200-part123:e1:o1:1
# text = The imperial court, for the emperor's entertainment
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	imperial	imperial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **entertain** |  | the emperor |  |  |  |  |  | nom entertainment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"The imperial court, to sing for the emperor's entertainment every evening"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:912-pg27200-part123:e1:o2:1
# text = "The imperial court, to sing for the emperor's entertainment every evening"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	imperial	imperial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the imperial court |  |  |  | evening | for the emperor's entertainment | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for entertainment=Recipient |
| 2 | **entertain** *in a quote* |  | the emperor |  |  |  |  |  | nom entertainment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The royal household of the emperor of China, for the emperor's private pleasure at night"

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:912-pg27200-part123:e1:o3:1
# text = "The royal household of the emperor of China, for the emperor's private pleasure at night"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **please** *in a quote* |  | the emperor |  |  |  | at night |  | nom pleasure «feeling transitive»: poss=agent at=obl |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The lords of the council, for advice"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:912-pg27200-part123:e1:o4:1
# text = "The lords of the council, for advice"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lords	lord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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

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