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title: By what means did the physician assert that the slipper would remain… — Fairy Book (pg3027), The White Slipper… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the physician assert that the slipper would remain durable? Exam question 2 of lesson 1195 «Fairy Book (pg3027), The White Slipper, part 61: Andras kills the Stalo's dog and takes his gold, then the sick king gets a magic slipper» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Book (pg3027), The White Slipper, part 61: Andras ki…

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By what means did the physician assert that the slipper would remain durable?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** physician, slipper · **What happens:** mean, assert, remain

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1195 «Fairy Book (pg3027), The White Slipper, part 61: Andras kills the Stalo's dog and takes his gold, then the sick king gets a magic slipper» 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/1195-pg3027-part61/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1195-pg3027-part61:e2:1
# text = By what means did the physician assert that the slipper would remain durable?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	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	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	physician	physician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	assert	assert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	slipper	slipper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	durable	durable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 | **assert** | past · do-support | the physician |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **remain** | would | the slipper |  |  |  |  | durable *property* | vn exist-47.1 «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}

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By a varnish that hardens the leather

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1195-pg3027-part61:e2:o1:1
# text = By a varnish that hardens the leather
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	varnish	varnish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hardens	harden	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harden** | present | a varnish | the leather |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent leather=Patient |

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

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By a balsam that strengthens its material

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1195-pg3027-part61:e2:o2:1
# text = By a balsam that strengthens its material
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	balsam	balsam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	strengthens	strengthen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strengthen** | present | a balsam | balsam's material |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent material=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By a balsam that strengthens its material and keeps out all water and dirt forever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1195-pg3027-part61:e2:o3:1
# text = By a balsam that strengthens its material and keeps out all water and dirt forever
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	balsam	balsam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	strengthens	strengthen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	dirt	dirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strengthen** | present | a balsam | balsam's material |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent material=Patient |
| 2 | **keep out** | present | a balsam *not said here* | all water and dirt |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By a secret that shrinks the sole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1195-pg3027-part61:e2:o4:1
# text = By a secret that shrinks the sole
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shrinks	shrink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sole	sole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | present | a secret | the sole |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sole=Patient |

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