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title: Which person, having been identified by the General as the author of… — Andersen, George and Emily, part 158:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which person, having been identified by the General as the author of the saddle, was subsequently revealed to be the Professor George? Exam question 1 of lesson 947 «Andersen, George and Emily, part 158: the saddle, the masked ball, and George's dinner invitation» of the books course of Mova's prima
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen, George and Emily, part 158: the saddle, the mask…

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Which person, having been identified by the General as the author of the saddle, was subsequently revealed to be the Professor George?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** George · **What happens:** identify, reveal, be · **To what, where:** person, George

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 947 «Andersen, George and Emily, part 158: the saddle, the masked ball, and George's dinner invitation» 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/947-pg27200-part158/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e1:1
# text = Which person, having been identified by the General as the author of the saddle, was subsequently revealed to be the Professor George?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	General	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	saddle	saddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
18	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	revealed	reveal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	Professor	Professor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod:desc	_	_
24	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | gerund · perfect · passive |  | which person *not said here* |  |  |  | by the General; as the author of the saddle | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: as author=Attribute |
| 2 | **reveal** | past · passive | the George | which person |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | the George |  |  |  | Professor *nmod:desc* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The black domino wearing an acacia blossom in his cap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e1:o1:1
# text = The black domino wearing an acacia blossom in his cap
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	acacia	acacia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	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	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund | the black domino *not said here* | a acacia blossom |  | his cap |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent blossom=Source |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The Professor George

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e1:o2:1
# text = The Professor George
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Professor	Professor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:desc	_	_
3	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The masked man with the blossom on his hat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e1:o3:1
# text = The masked man with the blossom on his hat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	masked	mask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mask** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The stranger in black with a flower on his cap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e1:o4:1
# text = The stranger in black with a flower on his cap
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	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	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

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