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description: By what means does the Queen come to bear a child, according to the passage? Exam question 2 of lesson 1692 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts, part 1: a hungry youth is robbed of his bread and maimed by his brothers» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 2 · Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts, part 1: a hungry…

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By what means does the Queen come to bear a child, according to the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen · **What happens:** mean, come, bear, accord · **To what, where:** child

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1692 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts, part 1: a hungry youth is robbed of his bread and maimed by his brothers» 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/1692-pg640-part16/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e2:1
# text = By what means does the Queen come to bear a child, according to the passage?
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	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	case	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 | **come** | present · do-support | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bear** | to-infinitive | the Queen *not said here* | a child |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |
| 4 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=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 a royal decree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e2:o1:1
# text = By a royal decree
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	decree	decree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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By kissing a frog given to her by a servant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e2:o2:1
# text = By kissing a frog given to her by a servant
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	kissing	kiss	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kiss** | gerund |  | a frog |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frog=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | a frog *not said here* | frog |  |  | by a servant | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By drinking a potion made by a wise healer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e2:o3:1
# text = By drinking a potion made by a wise healer
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	healer	healer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | gerund |  | a potion |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potion=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a potion *not said here* |  |  |  | by a wise healer | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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By consuming an apple purchased from an elderly woman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e2:o4:1
# text = By consuming an apple purchased from an elderly woman
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	consuming	consume	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	purchased	purchase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	elderly	elderly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | gerund |  | a apple |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Asset |
| 2 | **purchase** | participle |  | a apple *not said here* |  |  |  | from a elderly woman | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from woman=Source |

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