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title: Which of the following best describes the manner in which the Queen… — Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the manner in which the Queen identifies the little man's true name? Exam question 1 of lesson 1437 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man tears himself in two, and the merchant finds a magic castle» of the books course of Mova's primary sch
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man…

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Which of the following best describes the manner in which the Queen identifies the little man's true name?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen, little man · **What happens:** follow, describe, identify, name · **To what, where:** manner, true name

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1437 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man tears himself in two, and the merchant finds a magic castle» 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/1437-pg503-part24/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the manner in which the Queen identifies the little man's true name?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **identify** | present | the Queen | the little man's true name |  | the manner |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | the little man |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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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By remembering a name from her old books

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e1:o1:1
# text = By remembering a name from her old books
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remembering	remember	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | gerund |  | a name |  | her old books |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent name=Theme |

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

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By recalling a name overheard from the messenger's report

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e1:o2:1
# text = By recalling a name overheard from the messenger's report
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	recalling	recall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	overheard	overhear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recall** | gerund |  | a name |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 2 | **overhear** | participle |  | a name *not said here* |  | the messenger's report |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **report** |  | the messenger |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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By using a magic mirror to see his true name

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e1:o3:1
# text = By using a magic mirror to see his true name
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | a magic mirror |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mirror=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | his true name |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus |
| 3 | **name** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By guessing at random

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e1:o4:1
# text = By guessing at random
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	guessing	guess	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	random	random	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | gerund |  |  |  | random |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent at random=Value |

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