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title: Identify the principal lesson the father imparts to his children con… — Andersen's Tales, The Philosopher's St… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal lesson the father imparts to his children concerning the nature of life, as presented in this extract. Exam question 4 of lesson 938 «Andersen's Tales, The Philosopher's Stone, part 149: a wise man in a crystal castle fears death and teaches his children about the philosopher'
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Philosopher's Stone, part 149: a wis…

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Identify the principal lesson the father imparts to his children concerning the nature of life, as presented in this extract.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, father, children · **What happens:** identify, impart, concern, present · **To what, where:** principal lesson, nature, extract

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 938 «Andersen's Tales, The Philosopher's Stone, part 149: a wise man in a crystal castle fears death and teaches his children about the philosopher's stone» 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/938-pg27200-part149/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e4:1
# text = Identify the principal lesson the father imparts to his children concerning the nature of life, as presented in this extract.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	imparts	impart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	extract	extract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal lesson |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent lesson=Theme |
| 2 | **impart** | present | the father | the principal lesson *not said here* |  |  |  | to father's children | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | father's children *not said here* | the nature of life |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nature=Experiencer |
| 4 | **present** | participle |  |  |  | this extract |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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That life brings joy to the faithful, and that God rewards those who sing and pray daily

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e4:o1:1
# text = That life brings joy to the faithful, and that God rewards those who sing and pray daily
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	rewards	reward	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
18	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | that life | joy |  | the faithful |  | those *obl* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent joy=Theme to faithful=Destination |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 3 | **pray** | present |  |  |  |  |  | daily *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That life in this world is full of labour and hardship, but that anyone who searches diligently with an open heart will eventually come to understand the nature of God

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e4:o2:1
# text = That life in this world is full of labour and hardship, but that anyone who searches diligently with an open heart will eventually come to understand the nature of God
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hardship	hardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
15	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	25	nsubj	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	searches	search	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	diligently	diligently	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	eventually	eventually	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	xcomp	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that life in this world |  |  |  |  | of labour and hardship; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **search** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a open heart; diligently *property* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **come** | future | anyone |  |  |  |  | eventually *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **understand** | to-infinitive | anyone *not said here* | the nature of God |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nature=Stimulus |

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

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That worldly existence involves toil and difficulty, and that true understanding is attained by searching

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e4:o3:1
# text = That worldly existence involves toil and difficulty, and that true understanding is attained by searching
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	worldly	worldly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	involves	involve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	toil	toil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	understanding	understanding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	attained	attain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
15	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	searching	search	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **involve** | present | that worldly existence | toil and difficulty |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toil=Theme |
| 2 | **attain** | present · passive |  | that true understanding |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **search** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That everyone must suffer toil and difficulty throughout their earthly lives, and that wisdom comes only to those who have read every page of the book of truth and remembered them all

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e4:o4:1
# text = That everyone must suffer toil and difficulty throughout their earthly lives, and that wisdom comes only to those who have read every page of the book of truth and remembered them all
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	suffer	suffer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	toil	toil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
17	only	only	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	16	obl	_	_
20	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
21	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	acl:relcl	_	_
23	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
32	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obj	_	_
33	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	32	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suffer** | must | everyone | toil and difficulty |  |  | throughout toil's earthly lives |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer toil=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | present | that wisdom |  |  | those |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to that=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **read** | present · perfect |  | every page of the book of truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |
| 4 | **remember** | past |  | toil |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 5 | **page** |  |  | the book of truth |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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