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title: What was the condition of the dwelling erected by Margaret upon the… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snowdrop:… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the condition of the dwelling erected by Margaret upon the dyke? Exam question 3 of lesson 987 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snowdrop: a flower kept in a book, five brothers, and a street that builds a house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snowdrop: a flower kept in a b…

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What was the condition of the dwelling erected by Margaret upon the dyke?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition · **What happens:** be, dwell, erect · **To what, where:** condition

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 987 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snowdrop: a flower kept in a book, five brothers, and a street that builds a house» 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/987-pg27200-part198/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:987-pg27200-part198:e3:1
# text = What was the condition of the dwelling erected by Margaret upon the dyke?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
8	erected	erect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Margaret	Margaret	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dyke	dyke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the condition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dwell** | gerund | the condition *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **erect** | participle | the condition *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by Margaret; upon the dyke | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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Its chimney was tall and its floor wet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:987-pg27200-part198:e3:o1:1
# text = Its chimney was tall and its floor wet
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Its chimney |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | chimney's floor |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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Its window was crooked and its door low

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:987-pg27200-part198:e3:o2:1
# text = Its window was crooked and its door low
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Its window |  |  |  |  | crooked *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | window's door |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Its window was crooked and its door was low, with a broken latch and a leaking roof

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:987-pg27200-part198:e3:o3:1
# text = Its window was crooked and its door was low, with a broken latch and a leaking roof
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	latch	latch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	leaking	leak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Its window |  |  |  |  | crooked *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | window's door |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **leak** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Its window was crooked and its door low, and its roof was thatched with reeds

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:987-pg27200-part198:e3:o4:1
# text = Its window was crooked and its door low, and its roof was thatched with reeds
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	thatched	thatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Its window |  |  |  |  | crooked *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | window's door |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **thatch** | past · passive |  | window's roof |  |  |  | with reeds | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with reed=Theme |

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