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title: By what means does the narrator describe Jurgen's religious feelings… — Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurge… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means does the narrator describe Jurgen's religious feelings within the church at Skjagen? Exam question 4 of lesson 967 «Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurgen is freed and travels to Skjagen» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 4 · Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurgen is freed and trave…

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By what means does the narrator describe Jurgen's religious feelings within the church at Skjagen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** mean, describe · **To what, where:** religious feelings

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 967 «Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurgen is freed and travels to Skjagen» 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/967-pg27200-part178/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e4:1
# text = By what means does the narrator describe Jurgen's religious feelings within the church at Skjagen?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	Jurgen	Jurgen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Skjagen	Skjagen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **describe** | present · do-support | the narrator | Jurgen's religious feelings |  |  |  | within the church at Skjagen | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent feeling=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By recalling his mother's voice singing hymns in the cold Ringkjobing church, which made him weep for the home he had lost forever

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e4:o1:1
# text = By recalling his mother's voice singing hymns in the cold Ringkjobing church, which made him weep for the home he had lost forever
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	recalling	recall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	hymns	hymn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	Ringkjobing	Ringkjobing	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	weep	weep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	acl:relcl	_	_
25	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recall** | gerund |  | his mother's voice |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund |  | hymns |  | the cold Ringkjobing church |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hymn=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | past | the cold Ringkjobing church | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **weep** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the home | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **lose** | past · perfect | he | the home *not said here* |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A holy, childlike feeling, distinct from that of Spain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e4:o2:1
# text = A holy, childlike feeling, distinct from that of Spain
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	childlike	childlike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Through the sound of the rolling sea outside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e4:o3:1
# text = Through the sound of the rolling sea outside
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Through a holy, childlike feeling, distinct from the loud Catholic devotion he had seen once in Spain on a pilgrimage with his father

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e4:o4:1
# text = Through a holy, childlike feeling, distinct from the loud Catholic devotion he had seen once in Spain on a pilgrimage with his father
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	childlike	childlike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	devotion	devotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	16	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	pilgrimage	pilgrimage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · perfect | he | the loud Catholic devotion *not said here* |  | Spain |  | on a pilgrimage with Spain's father; once *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer devotion=Stimulus |

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