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title: Which of the following was the means by which the Queen travelled to… — Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following was the means by which the Queen travelled to the forest in order to consult the hermit? Exam question 3 of lesson 1524 «Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell danger for Rosette» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 3 · Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell da…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following was the means by which the Queen travelled to the forest in order to consult the hermit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** the, Queen · **What happens:** follow, be, travel, consult · **To what, where:** forest, hermit

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1524 «Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell danger for Rosette» 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/1524-pg540-part21/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e3:1
# text = Which of the following was the means by which the Queen travelled to the forest in order to consult the hermit?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	19	mark	_	_
17	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	fixed	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	consult	consult	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hermit	hermit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **is** | past | the |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **travel** | past | the Queen |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to forest=Destination |
| 4 | **consult** | to-infinitive | the Queen *not said here* | the hermit |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hermit=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mounted upon a white mule shod with gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e3:o1:1
# text = Mounted upon a white mule shod with gold
1	Mounted	mount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mule	mule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	shod	shoe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mount** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | upon a white mule | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon mule=Destination |
| 2 | **shoe** | participle |  | a white mule *not said here* |  |  |  | with gold | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with gold=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carried in a golden litter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e3:o2:1
# text = Carried in a golden litter
1	Carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | participle |  |  |  | a golden litter |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in litter=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mounted upon a black warhorse with silver shoes and a red saddle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e3:o3:1
# text = Mounted upon a black warhorse with silver shoes and a red saddle
1	Mounted	mount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	warhorse	warhorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	saddle	saddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mount** | participle |  |  |  | a black warhorse with silver shoes and a red saddle |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon warhorse=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mounted upon a little white mule shod with solid gold shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e3:o4:1
# text = Mounted upon a little white mule shod with solid gold shoes
1	Mounted	mount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mule	mule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	shod	shoe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mount** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | upon a little white mule | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon mule=Destination |
| 2 | **shoe** | participle |  | a little white mule *not said here* |  |  |  | with solid gold shoes | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with shoe=Theme |

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