--- title: By what means had the stepmother's daughter been reared, as the narr… — Crimson Fairy Book, The Two Caskets, p… · tree and pragmatics description: By what means had the stepmother's daughter been reared, as the narrative records? Exam question 3 of lesson 1150 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Two Caskets, part 16: the girl falls down the well and is kind to a fence, an oven and a cow, then finds work on a farm» of the books course of Mova's primary sc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1150-pg3027-part16/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Crimson Fairy Book, The Two Caskets, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1150-pg3027-part16/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Crimson Fairy Book, The Two Caskets, part 16: the girl fal… By what means had the stepmother's daughter been reared, as the narrative records? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** mean, have, rear · **To what, where:** stepmother, daughter This is exam question 3 of lesson 1150 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Two Caskets, part 16: the girl falls down the well and is kind to a fence, an oven and a cow, then finds work on a farm» 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/1150-pg3027-part16/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1150-pg3027-part16:e3:1 # text = By what means had the stepmother's daughter been reared, as the narrative records? 1 By by ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 4 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 stepmother stepmother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 reared rear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 as as ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 narrative narrative NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 records record NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **have** | past | | the stepmother | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stepmother=Patient | | 3 | **rear** | participle · passive | | daughter | | | | | vn rear-26.2.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | 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} by letting her do as she pleased ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1150-pg3027-part16:e3:o1:1 # text = by letting her do as she pleased 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 letting let VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 as as SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | gerund | | her *= she* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **do** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} through gifts and fine dresses ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1150-pg3027-part16:e3:o2:1 # text = through gifts and fine dresses 1 through through ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 gifts gift NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 4 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 dresses dress NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} by granting her all she cried for, however foolish ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1150-pg3027-part16:e3:o3:1 # text = by granting her all she cried for, however foolish 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 granting grant VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 obj _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 9 however however ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 foolish foolish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grant** | gerund | | all | her *= she* | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent she=Goal all=Theme | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | she | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} by granting her all she cried for ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1150-pg3027-part16:e3:o4:1 # text = by granting her all she cried for 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 granting grant VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grant** | gerund | she *not said here* | her *= she* | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | she | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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