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title: To what garment did the General's lady refer when describing the mil… — Andersen, George and Emily, part 158:… · tree and pragmatics
description: To what garment did the General's lady refer when describing the mill-stone ruff worn in the Dutch painting? Exam question 2 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, with the depend
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen, George and Emily, part 158: the saddle, the mask…

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To what garment did the General's lady refer when describing the mill-stone ruff worn in the Dutch painting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** garment, lady · **What happens:** do, refer, describe, wear · **To what, where:** stone ruff, Dutch painting

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e2:1
# text = To what garment did the General's lady refer when describing the mill-stone ruff worn in the Dutch painting?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	garment	garment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	General	General	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	refer	refer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	ruff	ruff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
17	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	Dutch	dutch	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | garment |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 2 | **refer** | present | the General's lady |  |  |  |  |  | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **describe** | gerund | the General's lady *not said here* | the stone ruff |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent ruff=Theme |
| 4 | **wear** | participle |  | the stone ruff *not said here* |  | the Dutch painting |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: 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 {#o1}

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A wide velvet hat with feathers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e2:o1:1
# text = A wide velvet hat with feathers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	velvet	velvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A tall white ruff of lace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e2:o2:1
# text = A tall white ruff of lace
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ruff	ruff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lace	lace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A high black velvet collar standing up stiffly behind the neck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e2:o3:1
# text = A high black velvet collar standing up stiffly behind the neck
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	velvet	velvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	stiffly	stiffly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand up** | gerund | a high black velvet collar *not said here* |  |  | the neck |  | stiffly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind neck=Location |

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

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A high black velvet collar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:947-pg27200-part158:e2:o4:1
# text = A high black velvet collar
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	velvet	velvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

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