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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick…

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Which of the following statements, concerning the condition of the fourth pea after it fell into the sink, is the most accurate account of the text?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** following statements, condition · **What happens:** follow, concern, fall, be, condition · **To what, where:** condition, sink, accurate account, fourth pea

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 937 «Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick girl's window and gives her hope» 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/937-pg27200-part148/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements, concerning the condition of the fourth pea after it fell into the sink, is the most accurate account of the text?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	pea	pea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	24	advmod	_	_
24	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **concern** | gerund | the following statements and the accurate account *not said here* | the condition of the fourth pea |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus condition=Experiencer |
| 3 | **fall** | past | condition |  |  |  |  | into the sink *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into sink=Result |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the accurate account |  |  |  | of the text | tree rules |
| 5 | **condition** |  |  | the fourth pea |  |  |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After falling in, it rested in the grimy water for only a short time before the maid carefully removed it and threw it outside

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e2:o1:1
# text = After falling in, it rested in the grimy water for only a short time before the maid carefully removed it and threw it outside
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
3	in	in	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	grimy	grimy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
16	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	removed	remove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall in** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rest** | past | it |  |  | the grimy water | time |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |
| 3 | **remove** | past | the maid | water |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **throw** | past |  | water |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It lay in the dirty water for days and weeks, and then it was eaten by a sparrow who had come to drink from the sink

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e2:o2:1
# text = It lay in the dirty water for days and weeks, and then it was eaten by a sparrow who had come to drink from the sink
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
21	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	acl:relcl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	xcomp	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | It |  |  | the dirty water | day |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | past · passive | a sparrow | water |  |  | then |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 3 | **come** | past · perfect | a sparrow |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **drink** | to-infinitive | a sparrow *not said here* |  |  | the sink |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from sink=Source |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It lay in dirty water for days and weeks until it had swelled to a great size

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e2:o3:1
# text = It lay in dirty water for days and weeks until it had swelled to a great size
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	swelled	swell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | It |  |  | dirty water | day |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location |
| 2 | **swell** | past · perfect · passive |  | water |  |  |  | to a great size *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent to size=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It floated in dirty water for some days before it finally sprouted green shoots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e2:o4:1
# text = It floated in dirty water for some days before it finally sprouted green shoots
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	floated	float	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	sprouted	sprout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
13	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	shoots	shoot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | past | It |  |  | dirty water | day |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory |
| 2 | **sprout** | past | water | green shoots |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shoot=Source |

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