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title: Where does the sculptor finally conceal the marble statue of Psyche,… — Andersen's tales, Psyche: the sculptor… · tree and pragmatics
description: Where does the sculptor finally conceal the marble statue of Psyche, and what does he cover it with? Exam question 2 of lesson 953 «Andersen's tales, Psyche: the sculptor is scorned, feasts with artists, buries his marble statue and turns to faith» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's tales, Psyche: the sculptor is scorned, feasts…

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Where does the sculptor finally conceal the marble statue of Psyche, and what does he cover it with?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Psyche · **What happens:** do, conceal, cover · **To what, where:** sculptor, marble statue, statue

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 953 «Andersen's tales, Psyche: the sculptor is scorned, feasts with artists, buries his marble statue and turns to faith» 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/953-pg27200-part164/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:953-pg27200-part164:e2:1
# text = Where does the sculptor finally conceal the marble statue of Psyche, and what does he cover it with?
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	2	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sculptor	sculptor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	conceal	conceal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	marble	marble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Psyche	Psyche	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
15	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the sculptor |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sculptor=Eventuality |
| 2 | **conceal** | present |  | the marble statue of Psyche |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statue=Patient |
| 3 | **cover** | present · do-support | Psyche | statue |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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In a dry well, under nettles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:953-pg27200-part164:e2:o1:1
# text = In a dry well, under nettles
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nettles	nettle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He buries it in a cellar, covered with leaves and moss

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:953-pg27200-part164:e2:o2:1
# text = He buries it in a cellar, covered with leaves and moss
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buries	bury	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present | He | it |  | a cellar |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in cellar=Destination |
| 2 | **cover** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with leaves and moss | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with leaf=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He hides it in an old dry well, covered with twigs and nettles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:953-pg27200-part164:e2:o3:1
# text = He hides it in an old dry well, covered with twigs and nettles
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dry	dry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	twigs	twig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	nettles	nettle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | He | it |  | a old dry |  | well *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient in dry=Location |
| 2 | **cover** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with twigs and nettles | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with twig=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He hides it in a ruin, covered with straw and stones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:953-pg27200-part164:e2:o4:1
# text = He hides it in a ruin, covered with straw and stones
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | He | it |  | a ruin |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient in ruin=Location |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  | a ruin *not said here* |  |  |  | with straw and stones | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with straw=Theme |

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