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title: Which of the following most accurately identifies the figure whose l… — Andersen's tales, The Marble Psyche, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following most accurately identifies the figure whose likeness the sculptor was commissioned to reproduce? Exam question 2 of lesson 952 «Andersen's tales, The Marble Psyche, part 163: a poor sculptor in Rome falls in love with a noble lady and carves her in marble» of the books course 
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's tales, The Marble Psyche, part 163: a poor scul…

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Which of the following most accurately identifies the figure whose likeness the sculptor was commissioned to reproduce?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, identify, commission, reproduce · **To what, where:** figure, likeness

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 952 «Andersen's tales, The Marble Psyche, part 163: a poor sculptor in Rome falls in love with a noble lady and carves her in marble» 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/952-pg27200-part163/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:952-pg27200-part163:e2:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately identifies the figure whose likeness the sculptor was commissioned to reproduce?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sculptor	sculptor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	commissioned	commission	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	reproduce	reproduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  | the figure |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent figure=Theme |
| 3 | **commission** | past · passive |  | likeness |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 4 | **reproduce** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A Psyche resembling the daughter of a noble house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:952-pg27200-part163:e2:o1:1
# text = A Psyche resembling the daughter of a noble house
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	resembling	resemble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resemble** | gerund | a Psyche *not said here* | the daughter of a noble house |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A figure of the old master Raphael's own design

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:952-pg27200-part163:e2:o2:1
# text = A figure of the old master Raphael's own design
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	Raphael	Raphael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **figure** |  |  | the old master |  |  |  |  | nom figure «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **design** |  | Raphael |  |  |  |  |  | nom design «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A goddess of the sea and storms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:952-pg27200-part163:e2:o3:1
# text = A goddess of the sea and storms
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A Psyche painted by Raphael long ago

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:952-pg27200-part163:e2:o4:1
# text = A Psyche painted by Raphael long ago
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Raphael	Raphael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  | a Psyche *not said here* |  |  |  | by Raphael; ago *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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