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title: Which statement most accurately records the grounds on which Lord Gr… — Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement most accurately records the grounds on which Lord Grubbe ordered his daughter to leave his house? Exam question 4 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wanderin…

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Which statement most accurately records the grounds on which Lord Grubbe ordered his daughter to leave his house?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** statement, Lord · **What happens:** record, order, leave · **To what, where:** grounds, daughter, house

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e4:1
# text = Which statement most accurately records the grounds on which Lord Grubbe ordered his daughter to leave his house?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	grounds	grounds	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
10	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	Grubbe	Grubbe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present | which statement | the grounds |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grounds=Theme |
| 2 | **order** | past | Lord |  | Lord's daughter | the grounds |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent daughter=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Lord *not said here* | Lord's house |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=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 {#o1}

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They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them and her refusal to ever apologize

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e4:o1:1
# text = They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them and her refusal to ever apologize
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	exchanged	exchange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
20	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	21	advmod	_	_
21	apologize	apologize	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **live** | could | They |  |  | one roof |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under roof=Location |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | one roof *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **exchange** | past | the bitter words |  |  |  |  | between them *= they* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **apologize** *speech: apologize* | to-infinitive | the bitter words *not said here* |  |  |  | ever |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **refuse** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them at the wedding feast of the entire household

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e4:o2:1
# text = They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them at the wedding feast of the entire household
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	exchanged	exchange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **live** | could | They |  |  | one roof |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under roof=Location |
| 2 | **give** | participle | the bitter words *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **exchange** | past | the bitter words |  |  | the wedding feast of the entire household |  | between them *= they* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She had insulted him in front of the guests and the whole court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e4:o3:1
# text = She had insulted him in front of the guests and the whole court
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	insulted	insult	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insult** | past · perfect | She | him *= he* |  | front of the guests and the whole court |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e4:o4:1
# text = They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	exchanged	exchange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **live** | could | They |  |  | one roof |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under roof=Location |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | one roof *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **exchange** | past | the bitter words |  |  |  |  | between them *= they* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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