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title: Which of the following best describes the means by which the godmoth… — Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the means by which the godmother removed Dotterine from the besieged town? Exam question 1 of lesson 1768 «Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the swallow and the secret princess; a new tale begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, w
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the sw…

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Which of the following best describes the means by which the godmother removed Dotterine from the besieged town?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the, godmother · **What happens:** follow, describe, mean, remove, besiege · **To what, where:** Dotterine, besieged town · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1768 «Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the swallow and the secret princess; a new tale begins» 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/1768-pg641-part19/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the means by which the godmother removed Dotterine from the besieged town?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	godmother	godmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	removed	remove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
14	Dotterine	Dotterine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	besieged	besiege	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **describe** | present | the *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **remove** | past | the godmother | Dotterine |  | the besieged town |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent dotterine=Theme from town=Source |
| 5 | **besiege** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She conveyed her through the enemy lines unobserved

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e1:o1:1
# text = She conveyed her through the enemy lines unobserved
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	unobserved	unobserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | past | She | her *= she* |  | the enemy lines |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Topic |
| 2 | **unobserv** | participle |  | the enemy lines *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She transformed them both into birds and let the wind carry them over the walls of the besieged town

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e1:o2:1
# text = She transformed them both into birds and let the wind carry them over the walls of the besieged town
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	transformed	transform	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	besieged	besiege	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past | She | them *= they* |  |  |  | into birds | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | She *not said here* | the wind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** | infinitive | the wind *not said here* | birds *= bird* |  | the walls of the besieged town |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **besiege** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She carried her past the army

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e1:o3:1
# text = She carried her past the army
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | She | her *= she* |  |  |  | past the army | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hid her inside a cart of hay past the enemy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e1:o4:1
# text = She hid her inside a cart of hay past the enemy
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	past	past	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | She | her *= she* |  | a cart of hay |  | past the enemy | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Patient inside cart=Location |

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