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title: By what means did the Tin Woodman's body come to be composed of tin,… — Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 6… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the Tin Woodman's body come to be composed of tin, as he related? Exam question 3 of lesson 1591 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 6: the Tin Woodman tells how he lost his body and heart» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Exam question 3 · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 6: the Tin Woodman te…

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By what means did the Tin Woodman's body come to be composed of tin, as he related?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** body · **What happens:** mean, come, compose

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1591 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 6: the Tin Woodman tells how he lost his body and heart» 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/1591-pg55-part6/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e3:1
# text = By what means did the Tin Woodman's body come to be composed of tin, as he related?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Tin	Tin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Woodman	Woodman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	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 | **come** | past · do-support | the Tin Woodman's body |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by what=Location |
| 3 | **compose** | to-infinitive · passive | the Tin Woodman's body *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of tin | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V» |

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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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The tinsmith fashioned replacement parts from tin, piece by piece, after the axe had cut him apart many times over

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e3:o1:1
# text = The tinsmith fashioned replacement parts from tin, piece by piece, after the axe had cut him apart many times over
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	tinsmith	tinsmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	replacement	replacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
22	over	over	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past · perfect · passive | the fashioned replacement parts from tin *not said here* | the axe |  |  | time | over *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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His father forged new iron pieces from the mines

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e3:o2:1
# text = His father forged new iron pieces from the mines
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forged	forge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mines	mine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forge** | past | His father | new iron pieces |  | the mines |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent piece=Product from mine=Material |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The tinsmith fashioned replacement parts from tin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e3:o3:1
# text = The tinsmith fashioned replacement parts from tin
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	tinsmith	tinsmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	replacement	replacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A tinsmith in the village of the Munchkins fashioned all his replacement parts from shiny tin, one by one, over many months

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e3:o4:1
# text = A tinsmith in the village of the Munchkins fashioned all his replacement parts from shiny tin, one by one, over many months
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tinsmith	tinsmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Munchkins	munchkin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	replacement	replacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	appos	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	over	over	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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