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title: Which of the following best describes the circumstances under which… — Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 12… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the circumstances under which Anthony is first introduced to the reader in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 916 «Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awake in his cold booth and remembers his childhood with Molly» of the books course of Mo
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awak…

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Which of the following best describes the circumstances under which Anthony is first introduced to the reader in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, introduce · **To what, where:** circumstances, Anthony

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 916 «Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awake in his cold booth and remembers his childhood with Molly» 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/916-pg27200-part127/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the circumstances under which Anthony is first introduced to the reader in the passage?
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	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
11	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	advmod	_	_
14	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	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 circumstances |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **introduce** | present · passive |  | Anthony |  | the circumstances |  | to the reader; in the passage; first *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to reader=Co-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 {#o1}

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He is a retired sailor who lives in an inn near the harbour quay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e1:o1:1
# text = He is a retired sailor who lives in an inn near the harbour quay
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	retired	retired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	near	near	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	quay	quay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a retired sailor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a retired sailor |  |  | a inn |  | near the harbour quay | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in inn=Location |

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

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He is an elderly clerk residing alone in a booth on Hauschen Street

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e1:o2:1
# text = He is an elderly clerk residing alone in a booth on Hauschen Street
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	elderly	elderly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	residing	reside	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Hauschen	Hauschen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Street	Street	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a elderly clerk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reside** | gerund | a elderly clerk *not said here* |  |  | a booth on Hauschen Street |  | alone *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in booth=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An old clerk alone at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e1:o3:1
# text = An old clerk alone at night
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He is a clerk in a booth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e1:o4:1
# text = He is a clerk in a booth
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	booth	booth	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 | He | a clerk |  | a booth |  |  | tree rules |

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