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title: By what means did the daughter of the king under the waves make her… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's S… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the daughter of the king under the waves make her presence known to the sleeping youth? Exam question 2 of lesson 1302 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son, part 27: Ian is killed and revived by the deer, then the birds carry him under the sea» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 2 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son, part 27: Ian is…

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By what means did the daughter of the king under the waves make her presence known to the sleeping youth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** waves · **What happens:** mean, do, make, know, sleep · **To what, where:** daughter, presence

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1302 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son, part 27: Ian is killed and revived by the deer, then the birds carry him under the sea» 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/1302-pg3454-part27/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:e2:1
# text = By what means did the daughter of the king under the waves make her presence known to the sleeping youth?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	amod	_	_
20	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **do** | past |  | the daughter of the king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | the waves | her presence |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset presence=Product |
| 4 | **know** | participle |  | her presence *not said here* |  |  |  | to the sleeping youth | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **sleep** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: 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 {#o1}

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Through a dream of the sea king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:e2:o1:1
# text = Through a dream of the sea king
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** |  |  | the sea king |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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By writing her name upon his arm while he slept in the kirk at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:e2:o2:1
# text = By writing her name upon his arm while he slept in the kirk at night
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	kirk	kirk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | gerund | he *not said here* | her name |  |  |  | upon his arm | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | he |  |  | the kirk | night |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in kirk=Location |
| 3 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By sending a letter ashore

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:e2:o3:1
# text = By sending a letter ashore
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	ashore	ashore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | gerund |  | a letter |  |  |  | ashore *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By writing her name upon his arm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:e2:o4:1
# text = By writing her name upon his arm
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	writing	write	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	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | gerund |  | her name |  |  |  | upon his arm | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 2 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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