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title: By what means did the girls obtain sustenance after losing their way? — Finnish Fairy Tales, The Raspberry Wor… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the girls obtain sustenance after losing their way? Exam question 4 of lesson 1315 «Finnish Fairy Tales, The Raspberry Worm, part 1: two girls save a worm, get lost in a burnt wood, and are fed by magic» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 4 · Finnish Fairy Tales, The Raspberry Worm, part 1: two girls…

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By what means did the girls obtain sustenance after losing their way?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girls · **What happens:** mean, do, obtain, lose · **To what, where:** sustenance, way

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1315 «Finnish Fairy Tales, The Raspberry Worm, part 1: two girls save a worm, get lost in a burnt wood, and are fed by magic» 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/1315-pg3454-part40/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1315-pg3454-part40:e4:1
# text = By what means did the girls obtain sustenance after losing their way?
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	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	obtain	obtain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	sustenance	sustenance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 3 | **obtain** | present | the girls | sustenance |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sustenance=Theme |
| 4 | **lose** | gerund | the girls *not said here* | girls's way |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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By wishing aloud, whereupon food appeared before them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1315-pg3454-part40:e4:o1:1
# text = By wishing aloud, whereupon food appeared before them
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wishing	wish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
3	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | gerund | food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aloud *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **appear** | past | food |  |  |  | before them *= they* | whereupon *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before they=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By asking a passing farmer for bread and milk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1315-pg3454-part40:e4:o2:1
# text = By asking a passing farmer for bread and milk
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | a passing farmer and milk |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent farmer=Recipient |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By wishing aloud, whereupon food and drink appeared before them on a white cloth in the grass

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1315-pg3454-part40:e4:o3:1
# text = By wishing aloud, whereupon food and drink appeared before them on a white cloth in the grass
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wishing	wish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
3	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | gerund | food and drink *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aloud *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **appear** | past | food and drink |  |  | a white cloth | before them *= they* | in the grass; whereupon *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before they=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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By wishing aloud for a meal, whereupon a feast of soup, bread, and meat appeared before them in the moss

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1315-pg3454-part40:e4:o4:1
# text = By wishing aloud for a meal, whereupon a feast of soup, bread, and meat appeared before them in the moss
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wishing	wish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
3	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
19	before	before	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for a meal; aloud *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for meal=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | past | meat |  |  | the moss | before feast |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before they=Location |

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