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title: What was the principal response of the young man upon examining the… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Old House:… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the principal response of the young man upon examining the discovered tin figure? Exam question 3 of lesson 922 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Old House: the lost tin soldier is found again in a new garden» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Old House: the lost tin soldie…

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What was the principal response of the young man upon examining the discovered tin figure?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** young man · **What happens:** be, examine, discover · **To what, where:** principal response, discovered tin figure

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 922 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Old House: the lost tin soldier is found again in a new garden» 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/922-pg27200-part133/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:922-pg27200-part133:e3:1
# text = What was the principal response of the young man upon examining the discovered tin figure?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	examining	examine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
14	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the principal response |  |  |  | of the young man | tree rules |
| 2 | **examine** | gerund | the young man *not said here* | the discovered tin figure |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent figure=Theme |
| 3 | **discover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was certain it was an entirely different toy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:922-pg27200-part133:e3:o1:1
# text = he was certain it was an entirely different toy
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | certain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a different toy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he bent down, studied it carefully and declared that a new soldier must have been made

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:922-pg27200-part133:e3:o2:1
# text = he bent down, studied it carefully and declared that a new soldier must have been made
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend down** | past | he |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **study** | past | he *not said here* | it |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | must · perfect · passive |  | a new soldier |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he examined it closely for a long while and then gave a long speech about tin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:922-pg27200-part133:e3:o3:1
# text = he examined it closely for a long while and then gave a long speech about tin
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	examined	examine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **examine** | past | he | it |  |  | while | closely *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | he *not said here* | a long speech |  |  | then | about tin | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he expressed doubt that it was the identical soldier

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:922-pg27200-part133:e3:o4:1
# text = he expressed doubt that it was the identical soldier
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	expressed	express	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **express** | past | he | doubt |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doubt=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | doubt | the identical soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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