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title: fr the dream horses were glowing bright, right? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen… · tree and pragmatics
description: fr the dream horses were glowing bright, right? Test 8 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 8 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 193: the crow…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
fr the dream horses were glowing bright, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fr · **What happens:** glow

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This is test 8 · ★ 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. 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:t8:1
# text = fr the dream horses were glowing bright, right?
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | past · progressive | fr |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=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 -->
yep, glowing horses that ran through the hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:t8:o1:1
# text = yep, glowing horses that ran through the hall
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | gerund |  | horses |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | past | horses |  |  | the hall |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hall=Trajectory |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, they were just dreams, shadows on the wall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:t8:o2:1
# text = nah, they were just dreams, shadows on the wall
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | they | dreams and shadows on the wall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, they were just dreams, shadows on the wall that the crow had described as the sleeping thoughts of people

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:t8:o3:1
# text = nah, they were just dreams, shadows on the wall that the crow had described as the sleeping thoughts of people
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	crow	crow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | they | dreams and shadows on the wall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wall |  |  |  | as the sleeping thoughts of people | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as thought=Attribute |
| 3 | **think** |  |  | people |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, they were just dreams and shadows on the wall, flickering only because the candles in the hall were low

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:982-pg27200-part193:t8:o4:1
# text = nah, they were just dreams and shadows on the wall, flickering only because the candles in the hall were low
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	flickering	flicker	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	candles	candle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | they | dreams and shadows on the wall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flicker** | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | the candles in the hall |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

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