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title: State the means by which the Tin-soldier is conveyed through the gut… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the means by which the Tin-soldier is conveyed through the gutter and into the canal. Exam question 2 of lesson 1747 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, part 71: the soldier falls out of the window, sails in a paper boat, is swallowed by a fish, and melts in the stove» of the b
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, part 71…

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State the means by which the Tin-soldier is conveyed through the gutter and into the canal.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** State · **What happens:** mean, convey · **To what, where:** Tin soldier, gutter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1747 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, part 71: the soldier falls out of the window, sails in a paper boat, is swallowed by a fish, and melts in the stove» 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/1747-pg640-part71/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:e2:1
# text = State the means by which the Tin-soldier is conveyed through the gutter and into the canal.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	Tin	Tin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	gutter	gutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | State |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **convey** | present · passive |  | the Tin soldier |  | the gutter and the canal |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He floats in a cardboard box that a passing cook launched

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:e2:o1:1
# text = He floats in a cardboard box that a passing cook launched
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	floats	float	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	launched	launch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | present | He |  |  | a cardboard box |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in box=Trajectory |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **launch** | participle · passive |  | a cardboard box |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is carried in a paper boat that two street boys set afloat in the gutter, which then drifts into the canal below

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:e2:o2:1
# text = He is carried in a paper boat that two street boys set afloat in the gutter, which then drifts into the canal below
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	set	set	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	afloat	afloat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gutter	gutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
20	drifts	drift	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	below	below	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present · passive |  | He |  | a paper boat |  | in the gutter; afloat *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in boat=Location |
| 2 | **set** | present | two street boys | a paper boat |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient that=Result |
| 3 | **drift** | present | the gutter |  |  | the canal | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into canal=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is carried in a paper boat set afloat by two street boys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:e2:o3:1
# text = He is carried in a paper boat set afloat by two street boys
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	afloat	afloat	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present · passive |  | He |  | a paper boat |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in boat=Location |
| 2 | **set** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by two street boys; afloat *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by boy=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is carried in a folded newspaper boat, made by two street boys and set afloat in the gutter, which slowly drifts down into the canal beyond the houses

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:e2:o4:1
# text = He is carried in a folded newspaper boat, made by two street boys and set afloat in the gutter, which slowly drifts down into the canal beyond the houses
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
13	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:agent	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	afloat	afloat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	gutter	gutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
23	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	drifts	drift	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
25	down	down	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
26	into	into	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
29	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present · passive |  | He |  | a folded newspaper boat |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in boat=Location |
| 2 | **fold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **set** | infinitive |  |  |  | the gutter |  | afloat *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in gutter=Destination |
| 5 | **drift down** | present | the gutter |  |  | the canal beyond the houses |  | down, slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into canal=Destination |

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