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title: By what means did the Scarecrow propose that Dorothy might traverse… — Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the Scarecrow propose that Dorothy might traverse the desert? Exam question 2 of lesson 1607 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 22: Oz floats away in a balloon, and Dorothy is left behind» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Exam question 2 · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 22: Oz floats away in…

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By what means did the Scarecrow propose that Dorothy might traverse the desert?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Scarecrow, Dorothy · **What happens:** mean, propose, traverse · **To what, where:** desert

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1607 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 22: Oz floats away in a balloon, and Dorothy is left behind» 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/1607-pg55-part22/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1607-pg55-part22:e2:1
# text = By what means did the Scarecrow propose that Dorothy might traverse the desert?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	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	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Scarecrow	scarecrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	propose	propose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	Dorothy	Dorothy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	traverse	traverse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 | **propose** | past · do-support | the Scarecrow |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **traverse** | might | Dorothy | the desert |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme desert=Co-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 {#o1}

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Sending for the soldiers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1607-pg55-part22:e2:o1:1
# text = Sending for the soldiers
1	Sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for the soldiers | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Summoning a flock of the Winged Monkeys who would fly her over the sand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1607-pg55-part22:e2:o2:1
# text = Summoning a flock of the Winged Monkeys who would fly her over the sand
1	Summoning	summon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Winged	wing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	Monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | gerund |  | a flock of the Winged Monkeys |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flock=Recipient |
| 2 | **wing** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fly** | would | the Winged Monkeys | her *= she* |  | the sand |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent she=Theme over sand=Location |

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

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Summoning the Winged Monkeys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1607-pg55-part22:e2:o3:1
# text = Summoning the Winged Monkeys
1	Summoning	summon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Winged	Winged	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Monkeys	Monkey	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | gerund |  |  | the Winged Monkeys |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monkey=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Summoning the Winged Monkeys with the magic Golden Cap to carry her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1607-pg55-part22:e2:o4:1
# text = Summoning the Winged Monkeys with the magic Golden Cap to carry her
1	Summoning	summon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Winged	Winged	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Monkeys	Monkey	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	Golden	Golden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
9	Cap	Cap	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | gerund |  |  | the Winged Monkeys |  |  | with the magic | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monkey=Recipient |
| 2 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  | Golden |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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