--- title: Which of the following best explains the wife's position in the deba… — Andersen's Tales, A Story from the San… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following best explains the wife's position in the debate concerning the future life? Exam question 4 of lesson 961 «Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a young Spanish couple sails toward Russia, but calm weather and then a storm blow their ship north» of the books c --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/961-pg27200-part172/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Andersen's Tales, A Story from the San…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/961-pg27200-part172/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a y… Which of the following best explains the wife's position in the debate concerning the future life? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** debate · **What happens:** follow, explain, concern · **To what, where:** position, debate, future life This is exam question 4 of lesson 961 «Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a young Spanish couple sails toward Russia, but calm weather and then a storm blow their ship north» 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/961-pg27200-part172/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e4:1 # text = Which of the following best explains the wife's position in the debate concerning the future life? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 6 advmod _ _ 6 explains explain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 position position NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 debate debate NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 14 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 13 acl _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 future future ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | | the wife's position | | the debate | | well *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent position=Topic | | 3 | **concern** | gerund | the debate *not said here* | the future life | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus life=Experiencer | 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} She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, and that the husband's wish is arrogant because no life is ever lost, all find sufficient happiness, and the dead are forgotten by God. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e4:o1:1 # text = She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, and that the husband's wish is arrogant because no life is ever lost, all find sufficient happiness, and the dead are forgotten by God. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 holds hold VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 Heaven Heaven PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 as as ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 boundless boundless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's 's PART POS _ 16 case _ _ 18 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 19 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 arrogant arrogant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 advcl _ _ 21 because because SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 22 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 23 det _ _ 23 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj:pass _ _ 24 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 aux:pass _ _ 25 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 26 advmod _ _ 26 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 28 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 29 advmod _ _ 29 find find VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 30 sufficient sufficient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 happiness happiness NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 nsubj _ _ 36 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 forgotten forget VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 conj _ _ 38 by by ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** | present | She | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | Heaven | | | | | as God's love; boundless *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | present | the husband's wish | | | | | arrogant *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **lose** | present · passive | | no life | | | ever | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 5 | **find** | present | | sufficient happiness | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Topic | | 6 | **forget** | present · passive | God | the dead | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **love** | | God | | | | | | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 8 | **wish** | | the husband | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that no life is lost and each receives sufficient happiness. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e4:o2:1 # text = She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that no life is lost and each receives sufficient happiness. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 holds hold VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 Heaven Heaven PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 as as ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 boundless boundless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 13 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 18 mark _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 fixed _ _ 15 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 16 det _ _ 16 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 21 nsubj _ _ 21 receives receive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 conj _ _ 22 sufficient sufficient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 happiness happiness NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** | present | She | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | Heaven | | | | | as God's love; boundless *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **lose** | present · passive | | no life | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 4 | **receive** | present | each | sufficient happiness | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme | | 5 | **love** | | God | | | | | | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that the husband's wish for a second life is granted only to the righteous few. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e4:o3:1 # text = She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that the husband's wish for a second life is granted only to the righteous few. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 holds hold VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 Heaven Heaven PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 as as ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 boundless boundless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 13 so so SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's 's PART POS _ 16 case _ _ 18 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 19 for for ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 22 amod _ _ 22 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 granted grant VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 parataxis _ _ 25 only only ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 26 to to ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 righteous righteous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** | present | She | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | Heaven | | | | | as God's love; boundless *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **grant** | present · passive | | the husband's wish for a second life | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | | 4 | **love** | | God | | | | | | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 5 | **wish** | | the husband | | | | | for a second life | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl | ### Option 4 {#o4} She holds that Heaven is as narrow as church law, so that only the faithful few receive any happiness at all. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e4:o4:1 # text = She holds that Heaven is as narrow as church law, so that only the faithful few receive any happiness at all. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 holds hold VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 Heaven Heaven PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 as as ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 narrow narrow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 advcl _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 13 that that SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 14 only only ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 faithful faithful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 nsubj _ _ 18 receive receive VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 19 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 20 det _ _ 20 happiness happiness NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ _ 21 at at ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** | present | She | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | Heaven | | | | | as church law; narrow *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **receive** | present | the faithful few | any happiness | | all | | | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme at all=Location | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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