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title: Which account correctly states the reason for the delay of the marri… — Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which account correctly states the reason for the delay of the marriage outfit? Exam question 2 of lesson 949 «Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wandering Marie is lifted onto a ship» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wanderin…

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Which account correctly states the reason for the delay of the marriage outfit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** account · **What happens:** state · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 949 «Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wandering Marie is lifted onto a ship» 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/949-pg27200-part160/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e2:1
# text = Which account correctly states the reason for the delay of the marriage outfit?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	outfit	outfit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | which account | the reason |  |  |  | for the delay of the marriage outfit; correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |

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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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Pirates seized the cargo, and the outfit was delayed for many weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e2:o1:1
# text = Pirates seized the cargo, and the outfit was delayed for many weeks
1	Pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cargo	cargo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outfit	outfit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	delayed	delayed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | past | Pirates | the cargo |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cargo=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the outfit |  |  |  | week | delayed *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heavy fog along the coast delayed the cargo for some weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e2:o2:1
# text = Heavy fog along the coast delayed the cargo for some weeks
1	Heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	delayed	delay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cargo	cargo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delay** | past | Heavy fog along the coast | the cargo |  |  | week |  | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent cargo=Source |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Contrary winds, or no winds at all, delayed the vessel for four months

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e2:o3:1
# text = Contrary winds, or no winds at all, delayed the vessel for four months
1	Contrary	contrary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	delayed	delay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delay** | past | Contrary winds or no winds at all | the vessel |  |  | month |  | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent vessel=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Contrary winds, or no winds at all, delayed the vessel for four whole months and forced it back to port twice in the autumn storms

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e2:o4:1
# text = Contrary winds, or no winds at all, delayed the vessel for four whole months and forced it back to port twice in the autumn storms
1	Contrary	contrary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	delayed	delay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	back	back	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	18	advmod	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delay** | past | Contrary winds or no winds at all | the vessel |  |  | month |  | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent vessel=Source |
| 2 | **force back** | past | Contrary winds or no winds at all *not said here* | vessel |  | the autumn storms |  | to port; twice *property* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

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