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description: Which of the following statements most precisely describes the principal theme introduced at the close of the poet's parable concerning the violin, the bow, and the performer? Exam question 3 of lesson 937 «Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick girl's window and gives her hope» 
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick…

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Which of the following statements most precisely describes the principal theme introduced at the close of the poet's parable concerning the violin, the bow, and the performer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** parable · **What happens:** follow, describe, introduce, concern · **To what, where:** principal theme, close, violin

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most precisely describes the principal theme introduced at the close of the poet's parable concerning the violin, the bow, and the performer?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	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	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	precisely	precisely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	theme	theme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	parable	parable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
21	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	violin	violin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **describe** | present |  | the principal theme and the performer |  |  |  | of the following statements; precisely *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent theme=Theme |
| 3 | **introduce** | participle |  | the principal theme and the performer *not said here* |  | the close of the poet's parable |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the poet's parable *not said here* | the violin |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus violin=Experiencer |

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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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Every player must be proud of his own instrument, since the honour for any performance belongs to the one who bought it and played it well

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e3:o1:1
# text = Every player must be proud of his own instrument, since the honour for any performance belongs to the one who bought it and played it well
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	25	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | every player |  |  |  |  | of his own instrument; proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | the honour for any performance |  | the one |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **buy** | past | the one | honour |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **play** | past | every player *not said here* | honour |  |  |  | well *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The instruments are only the means, and the credit for the music belongs to the Master

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e3:o2:1
# text = The instruments are only the means, and the credit for the music belongs to the Master
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	credit	credit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the instruments |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | the credit for the music |  |  |  |  | to the Master | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The instruments are merely tools, and the honour belongs to the Almighty, who also made the concert hall and the audience that listened so carefully

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e3:o3:1
# text = The instruments are merely tools, and the honour belongs to the Almighty, who also made the concert hall and the audience that listened so carefully
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Almighty	almighty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	also	also	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
25	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
26	so	so	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the instruments | tools |  |  |  | merely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | the honour |  |  |  |  | to the Almighty; carefully *property* | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | past | the Almighty | the concert hall |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Product |
| 4 | **listen** | past | the audience |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The instruments are merely tools, and the honour for the performance belongs to the Almighty

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e3:o4:1
# text = The instruments are merely tools, and the honour for the performance belongs to the Almighty
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Almighty	almighty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the instruments | tools |  |  |  | merely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | the honour for the performance |  |  |  |  | to the Almighty | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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