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title: Which of the following best describes the means by which the queen i… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the means by which the queen identified the location of the soldier's dwelling? Exam question 1 of lesson 1003 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, the three dogs and the soldier's escape» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, t…

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Which of the following best describes the means by which the queen identified the location of the soldier's dwelling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the, queen · **What happens:** follow, describe, mean, identify · **To what, where:** location · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1003 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, the three dogs and the soldier's escape» 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/1003-pg27200-part214/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the means by which the queen identified the location of the soldier's dwelling?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	identified	identify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	location	location	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **identify** | past | the queen | the location of the soldier's dwelling |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent location=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 {#o1}

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She stitched a silk pouch, loaded it with buckwheat flour and punched holes to trace his path

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e1:o1:1
# text = She stitched a silk pouch, loaded it with buckwheat flour and punched holes to trace his path
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stitched	stitch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	loaded	load	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	buckwheat	buckwheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	punched	punch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	trace	trace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stitch** | past | She | a silk pouch |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pouch=Product |
| 2 | **load** | past | She *not said here* | pouch |  |  |  | with buckwheat flour | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Destination with flour=Theme |
| 3 | **punch** | past | She *not said here* | holes |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient |
| 4 | **trace** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | his path |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She used a sack of flour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e1:o2:1
# text = She used a sack of flour
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | She | a sack of flour |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sack=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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She fashioned a silk bag, filled it with buckwheat flour and perforated it so as to mark the route

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e1:o3:1
# text = She fashioned a silk bag, filled it with buckwheat flour and perforated it so as to mark the route
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	buckwheat	buckwheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	perforated	perforate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | a fashioned silk bag | it |  |  |  | with buckwheat flour | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with flour=Instrument |
| 2 | **perforate** | past | a fashioned silk bag *not said here* | bag |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **mark** | to-infinitive | a fashioned silk bag *not said here* | the route |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent route=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She sent guards to search each house and questioned every single household in the town one by one

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e1:o4:1
# text = She sent guards to search each house and questioned every single household in the town one by one
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	search	search	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	questioned	question	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
11	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | She | guards |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Theme |
| 2 | **search** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | each house |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Location |
| 3 | **question** *speech: other* | past | She *not said here* | every single household |  | the town |  | one by one *obl:unmarked* | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent household=Recipient |

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