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description: Which of the following statements most accurately reports the quarrel between the pen and the inkstand, as it is concluded in the text? Exam question 4 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 sc
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick…

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Which of the following statements most accurately reports the quarrel between the pen and the inkstand, as it is concluded in the text?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, report, conclude · **To what, where:** quarrel, text

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately reports the quarrel between the pen and the inkstand, as it is concluded in the text?
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	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	inkstand	inkstand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	concluded	conclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	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 | **report** | present |  | the quarrel |  |  |  | of the following statements; between the pen and the inkstand; accurately *property* | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quarrel=Patient |
| 3 | **conclude** | present · passive |  | quarrel |  | the text |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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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Each thought his own answer was the best, and both kept arguing until morning light

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e4:o1:1
# text = Each thought his own answer was the best, and both kept arguing until morning light
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	advmod	_	_
12	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	until	until	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Each |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | his own answer |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | past | Each *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund | Each *not said here* |  |  |  | until morning light |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **answer** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Each believed that he had made the stronger point, and neither would give in

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e4:o2:1
# text = Each believed that he had made the stronger point, and neither would give in
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | Each |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **make** | past · perfect | he | the stronger point |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Product |
| 3 | **give in** | would | Each *not said here* |  |  |  |  | neither *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The pen and inkstand both apologised to each other, shook hands, and then went into the drawer to rest until the next morning

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e4:o3:1
# text = The pen and inkstand both apologised to each other, shook hands, and then went into the drawer to rest until the next morning
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	inkstand	inkstand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	both	both	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	apologised	apologise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	6	obl	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	drawer	drawer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
22	until	until	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apologise** *speech: apologize* | past | the pen and inkstand |  |  |  |  | to each; both *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shake** | past | the pen and inkstand *not said here* | hands |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 3 | **go** | past | the pen and inkstand *not said here* |  |  | the drawer | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into drawer=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **rest** | to-infinitive | the pen and inkstand *not said here* |  |  |  | morning |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Each felt satisfied that he had given a good answer, and both slept well upon it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:937-pg27200-part148:e4:o4:1
# text = Each felt satisfied that he had given a good answer, and both slept well upon it
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
14	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Each |  |  |  |  | satisfied *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **give** | past · perfect · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient answer=Theme |
| 3 | **sleep** | past | both |  |  |  |  | upon answer; well *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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