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description: Which of the following describes the conduct of the crowds upon entering the palace, as recorded in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 982 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 193: the crowds fail at the palace, and Gerda is smuggled into the prince's bedroom» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 193: the crow…

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Which of the following describes the conduct of the crowds upon entering the palace, as recorded in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** conduct · **What happens:** follow, describe, enter, record, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, palace, passage, crowds

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 982 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 193: the crowds fail at the palace, and Gerda is smuggled into the prince's bedroom» 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/982-pg27200-part193/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the conduct of the crowds upon entering the palace, as recorded in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	obj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	entering	enter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	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 | **describe** | present |  | the conduct of the crowds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **enter** | gerund | the conduct of the crowds *not said here* | the palace |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme palace=Destination |
| 4 | **record** | participle |  |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination |
| 5 | **conduct** |  |  | the crowds |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 went silent at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:e1:o1:1
# text = They went silent at once
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | They |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They became confused and could only repeat the final words spoken by the princess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:e1:o2:1
# text = They became confused and could only repeat the final words spoken by the princess
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	repeat	repeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | They |  |  |  |  | confused *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **repeat** | could | They *not said here* | the final words |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Eventuality |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | the final words *not said here* |  |  |  | by the princess | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They fled in confusion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:e1:o3:1
# text = They fled in confusion
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | past | They |  |  | confusion |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They became lively and could only chant the words the princess had sung at the feast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:e1:o4:1
# text = They became lively and could only chant the words the princess had sung at the feast
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	chant	chant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | They |  |  |  |  | lively *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **chant** | could | They *not said here* | the words |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | past · perfect · passive | the words *not said here* | the princess |  | the feast |  |  | tree rules |

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