--- title: By what means did the old woman discover, upon her return, that the… — Blue Fairy Book, Goldenhair, part 1: a… · tree and pragmatics description: By what means did the old woman discover, upon her return, that the thread had lost its brightness? Exam question 1 of lesson 1454 «Blue Fairy Book, Goldenhair, part 1: a prince wins a bride, then three maidens and a raven's message» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1454-pg503-part41/e1/) [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/) / [Blue Fairy Book, Goldenhair, part 1: a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1454-pg503-part41/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Blue Fairy Book, Goldenhair, part 1: a prince wins a bride… By what means did the old woman discover, upon her return, that the thread had lost its brightness? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old woman, woman · **What happens:** mean, discover, lose, return · **To what, where:** thread This is exam question 1 of lesson 1454 «Blue Fairy Book, Goldenhair, part 1: a prince wins a bride, then three maidens and a raven's message» 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/1454-pg503-part41/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1454-pg503-part41:e1:1 # text = By what means did the old woman discover, upon her return, that the thread had lost its brightness? 1 By by SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 discover discover VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 upon upon ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 return return NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 thread thread NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 advcl _ _ 19 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 brightness brightness NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 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 | **discover** | past · do-support | the old woman | | | | | upon woman's return | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **lose** | past · perfect · passive | | the thread | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **return** | | woman | | | | | | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | 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} She perceived the tarnished thread herself, at once, in the hall ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1454-pg503-part41:e1:o1:1 # text = She perceived the tarnished thread herself, at once, in the hall 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 perceived perceive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 tarnished tarnish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 thread thread NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 2 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 hall hall NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perceive** | past | She | the tarnished thread | | | | herself *= she* *obl:unmarked*; once *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thread=Stimulus | | 2 | **tarnish** | participle | | | | | | | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} A servant pointed it out to her ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1454-pg503-part41:e1:o2:1 # text = A servant pointed it out to her 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 pointed point VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **point out** | past | a servant | it | her *= she* | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to she=Recipient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The raven told her so ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1454-pg503-part41:e1:o3:1 # text = The raven told her so 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 raven raven NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the raven | | her *= she* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} She perceived the tarnished thread herself ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1454-pg503-part41:e1:o4:1 # text = She perceived the tarnished thread herself 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 perceived perceive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 tarnished tarnish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 thread thread NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 2 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perceive** | past | She | the tarnished thread | | | | herself *= she* *obl:unmarked* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thread=Stimulus | | 2 | **tarnish** | participle | | | | | | | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | **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; 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