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title: According to the passage, which book did the narrator lend to Ole? — Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper… · tree and pragmatics
description: According to the passage, which book did the narrator lend to Ole? Exam question 1 of lesson 929 «Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talks about boulders, the wild ride to Amack and falling stars» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talk…

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According to the passage, which book did the narrator lend to Ole?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** accord, lend · **To what, where:** Ole

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 929 «Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talks about boulders, the wild ride to Amack and falling stars» 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/929-pg27200-part140/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:e1:1
# text = According to the passage, which book did the narrator lend to Ole?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	lend	lend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Ole	Ole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lend** | past · do-support |  |  | Ole |  |  | accord the passage | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to ole=Recipient |

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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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a travel guide to the northern seas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:e1:o1:1
# text = a travel guide to the northern seas
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a geological book concerning the boulders

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:e1:o2:1
# text = a geological book concerning the boulders
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	geological	geological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boulders	boulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | a geological book *not said here* | the boulders |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus boulder=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a heavy geological volume concerning the boulders, the glaciers, and the northern shores

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:e1:o3:1
# text = a heavy geological volume concerning the boulders, the glaciers, and the northern shores
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	geological	geological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boulders	boulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	glaciers	glacier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	shores	shore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | a heavy geological volume and the northern shores *not said here* | the boulders and the glaciers |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus boulder=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a rare geological book concerning the boulders and the ancient stones of the north

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:e1:o4:1
# text = a rare geological book concerning the boulders and the ancient stones of the north
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	geological	geological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boulders	boulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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