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description: By what means did Art proceed to the sea in search of the required child? Exam question 3 of lesson 1063 «Crock of Gold, The Hundred Fighter, part 31: Conn chooses Becuma, Art is banished, and Ireland starves» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Exam question 3 · Crock of Gold, The Hundred Fighter, part 31: Conn chooses…

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By what means did Art proceed to the sea in search of the required child?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Art · **What happens:** mean, proceed, require, search · **To what, where:** search, required child

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1063 «Crock of Gold, The Hundred Fighter, part 31: Conn chooses Becuma, Art is banished, and Ireland starves» 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/1063-pg2892-part31/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1063-pg2892-part31:e3:1
# text = By what means did Art proceed to the sea in search of the required child?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Art	Art	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **proceed** | past · do-support | Art |  |  | search of the required child |  | to the sea | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **require** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **search** |  |  | the required child |  |  |  |  | nom search «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rowed a skin boat out across the sea toward the western coast of Ireland

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1063-pg2892-part31:e3:o1:1
# text = He rowed a skin boat out across the sea toward the western coast of Ireland
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rowed	row	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	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **row** | past | He | a skin boat |  | the sea |  | toward the western coast of Ireland; out *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Theme across sea=Trajectory |

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

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He embarked in a coracle and permitted the winds and waves to direct it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1063-pg2892-part31:e3:o2:1
# text = He embarked in a coracle and permitted the winds and waves to direct it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	embarked	embark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	coracle	coracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	permitted	permit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	direct	direct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embark** | past | He |  |  | a coracle |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **permit** | past | He *not said here* | the winds and waves |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
| 3 | **direct** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | coracle |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He embarked in a coracle, a small round skin boat, and permitted the winds and waves to direct it across the wide sea

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1063-pg2892-part31:e3:o3:1
# text = He embarked in a coracle, a small round skin boat, and permitted the winds and waves to direct it across the wide sea
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	embarked	embark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	coracle	coracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	permitted	permit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	direct	direct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	across	across	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embark** | past | He |  |  | a coracle and a small round skin boat |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **permit** | past | He *not said here* | the winds and waves |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
| 3 | **direct** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | boat |  | the wide sea |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He launched a bronze ship and steered it across the grey waters of the sea

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1063-pg2892-part31:e3:o4:1
# text = He launched a bronze ship and steered it across the grey waters of the sea
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	launched	launch	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	bronze	bronze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	steered	steer	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	across	across	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **launch** | past | He | a bronze ship |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Theme |
| 2 | **steer** | past | He *not said here* | ship |  | the grey waters of the sea |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme across water=Destination |

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