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title: What did the nightingale identify as the emperor's true reward for h… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingal… · tree and pragmatics
description: What did the nightingale identify as the emperor's true reward for her song, and what effect did her singing produce upon him? Exam question 4 of lesson 913 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale: the clockwork bird breaks, and the real nightingale saves the dying emperor» of the books course of M
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale: the clockwork bir…

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What did the nightingale identify as the emperor's true reward for her song, and what effect did her singing produce upon him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nightingale, effect, emperor · **What happens:** identify, do, sing, reward · **To what, where:** nightingale, produce

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 913 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale: the clockwork bird breaks, and the real nightingale saves the dying emperor» 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/913-pg27200-part124/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:913-pg27200-part124:e4:1
# text = What did the nightingale identify as the emperor's true reward for her song, and what effect did her singing produce upon him?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	nightingale	nightingale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	obj	_	_
18	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	_
22	produce	produce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
23	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | past · do-support | the nightingale |  |  |  |  | as the emperor's true reward for nightingale's song | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent what=Theme as reward=Attribute |
| 2 | **do** | past | effect | nightingale |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | effect *not said here* | produce |  |  |  | upon effect | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location produce=Theme |
| 4 | **reward** |  | the emperor |  |  |  |  | for nightingale's song | nom reward «event transitive»: poss=agent for=obl |
| 5 | **sing** |  | nightingale |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication 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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Her songs, which cheered a player's heart; a quiet, gentle rest

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:913-pg27200-part124:e4:o1:1
# text = Her songs, which cheered a player's heart; a quiet, gentle rest
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | Her songs and a quiet gentle rest | a player's heart |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus heart=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sing** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His tears, which were jewels to a singer; a restful, refreshing sleep that the emperor had not known for many long and troubled years

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:913-pg27200-part124:e4:o2:1
# text = His tears, which were jewels to a singer; a restful, refreshing sleep that the emperor had not known for many long and troubled years
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	restful	restful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	refreshing	refresh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
23	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
24	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	troubled	troubled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	conj	_	_
27	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | His tears and a restful refreshing sleep | jewels |  |  |  | to a singer | tree rules |
| 2 | **refresh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **know** | past · perfect · passive |  | the emperor |  |  | year |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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His tears, which were jewels to a singer, and which she valued above all the gold of the palace; a restful, refreshing sleep for the emperor

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:913-pg27200-part124:e4:o3:1
# text = His tears, which were jewels to a singer, and which she valued above all the gold of the palace; a restful, refreshing sleep for the emperor
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	valued	value	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	above	above	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	18	det:predet	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
24	restful	restful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	refreshing	refresh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	27	amod	_	_
27	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | His tears and a restful refreshing sleep for the emperor | jewels |  |  |  | to a singer | tree rules |
| 2 | **value** | past | jewels |  |  | all gold of the palace |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **refresh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His tears, which were jewels to a singer; a restful, refreshing sleep

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:913-pg27200-part124:e4:o4:1
# text = His tears, which were jewels to a singer; a restful, refreshing sleep
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	restful	restful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	refreshing	refresh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | His tears and a restful refreshing sleep | jewels |  |  |  | to a singer | tree rules |
| 2 | **refresh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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