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title: Explain the function of the single tear within the passage, and iden… — Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 12… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the function of the single tear within the passage, and identify the two persons whose childhood it reflects. Exam question 4 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 pri
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awak…

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Explain the function of the single tear within the passage, and identify the two persons whose childhood it reflects.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, function · **What happens:** explain, identify, reflect · **To what, where:** function, two persons

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e4:1
# text = Explain the function of the single tear within the passage, and identify the two persons whose childhood it reflects.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tear	tear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
17	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the function of the single tear |  |  |  | within the passage | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent function=Topic |
| 2 | **identify** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the two persons |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 3 | **reflect** | present | function | the two persons *not said here* |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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It reveals his own hidden grief at the loss of his youth, mirroring the children at play and the boy Anthony who was once so happy

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e4:o1:1
# text = It reveals his own hidden grief at the loss of his youth, mirroring the children at play and the boy Anthony who was once so happy
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reveals	reveal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	mirroring	mirror	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
22	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	_
23	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
25	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	27	advmod	_	_
26	so	so	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reveal** | present | It | his own hidden grief |  | the loss of his youth |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grief=Topic |
| 2 | **mirror** | gerund |  | the children |  | play and the boy |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | the boy |  |  |  |  | happy, once *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It reflects the two young girls who dance together in the square

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e4:o2:1
# text = It reflects the two young girls who dance together in the square
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	dance	dance	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reflect** | present | It | the two young girls |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dance** | present | the two young girls |  |  | the square |  | together *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in square=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It mirrors the children at play, namely the boy Anthony and the girl Molly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e4:o3:1
# text = It mirrors the children at play, namely the boy Anthony and the girl Molly
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mirrors	mirror	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	namely	namely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	Molly	Molly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
```

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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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It reflects the cold booth on Hauschen Street, the tears on his face, and the two children at play who once lived there together long ago

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:916-pg27200-part127:e4:o4:1
# text = It reflects the cold booth on Hauschen Street, the tears on his face, and the two children at play who once lived there together long ago
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Hauschen	Hauschen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Street	Street	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
23	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	24	advmod	_	_
24	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
25	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	24	advmod	_	_
26	together	together	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
27	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	28	advmod	_	_
28	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reflect** | present | It | the cold booth |  | Hauschen Street and the tears on his face |  | the two children at play *obl*; ago *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | play |  |  | there |  | once, together *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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