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title: Describe the nature of the dare which Molly offers Anthony at the Ve… — Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 12… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the nature of the dare which Molly offers Anthony at the Venus Mountain, and state whether he accepts it. Exam question 3 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 primar
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awak…

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Describe the nature of the dare which Molly offers Anthony at the Venus Mountain, and state whether he accepts it.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, dare, Molly · **What happens:** describe, offer, accept · **To what, where:** nature, Anthony, Venus Mountain

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e3:1
# text = Describe the nature of the dare which Molly offers Anthony at the Venus Mountain, and state whether he accepts it.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dare	dare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	Molly	Molly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	offers	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Venus	Venus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Mountain	Mountain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
18	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	accepts	accept	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nature of the dare |  |  |  | state *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent nature=Theme |
| 2 | **offer** | present | the dare | Anthony |  | the Venus Mountain |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent anthony=Theme |
| 3 | **accept** | present | Molly | nature |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is challenged by Molly to knock on the mountain door three times and call out the goddess's name, and he refuses outright

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e3:o1:1
# text = He is challenged by Molly to knock on the mountain door three times and call out the goddess's name, and he refuses outright
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	challenged	challenge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Molly	Molly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
25	outright	outright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **challenge** | present · passive | Molly | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **knock** | to-infinitive | Molly *not said here* |  |  | the mountain door | time |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on door=Location |
| 3 | **call out** *speech: assert* | infinitive | Molly *not said here* | the goddess's name |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient |
| 4 | **refuse** | present | Molly |  |  |  |  | outright *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **name** |  | the goddess |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Molly dares him to climb the rocky face of the hill, enter the cave, and summon Lady Halle loudly, and he flatly declines

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e3:o2:1
# text = Molly dares him to climb the rocky face of the hill, enter the cave, and summon Lady Halle loudly, and he flatly declines
1	Molly	Molly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dares	dare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	summon	summon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
19	Lady	Lady	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
20	Halle	Halle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
21	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	flatly	flatly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	declines	decline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dare** | present | Molly | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **climb** | to-infinitive | Molly *not said here* | the rocky face of the hill |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location face=Theme |
| 3 | **enter** | infinitive | Molly *not said here* | the cave |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cave=Destination |
| 4 | **summon** | infinitive | Molly *not said here* |  | Lady |  |  | loudly *property* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Recipient |
| 5 | **decline** |  | Molly |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is asked to ring a bell and call out, and he agrees to do so

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e3:o3:1
# text = He is asked to ring a bell and call out, and he agrees to do so
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	ring	ring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ring** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a bell |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |
| 3 | **call out** *speech: assert* | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is asked to knock and call Lady Halle, and he declines to do so

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e3:o4:1
# text = He is asked to knock and call Lady Halle, and he declines to do so
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	Lady	Lady	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	Halle	Halle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	declines	decline	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **knock** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **call** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  | Lady |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lady=Recipient |
| 4 | **decline** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **do** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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