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description: Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which Proserpina attempted to attract the attention of her mother? Exam question 1 of lesson 2070 «Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries Proserpina to his gloomy palace» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 1 · Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries…

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Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which Proserpina attempted to attract the attention of her mother?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Proserpina, mother · **What happens:** follow, describe, attempt, attract, attend · **To what, where:** manner, attention

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2070 «Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries Proserpina to his gloomy palace» 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/2070-pg976-part29/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e1:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which Proserpina attempted to attract the attention of her mother?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
12	Proserpina	Proserpina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	attempted	attempt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	attract	attract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 manner |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **attempt** | past | Proserpina |  |  | the manner |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **attract** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Proserpina *not said here* | the attention of Proserpina's mother |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Patient |
| 5 | **attend** |  | Proserpina's mother |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: of=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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She screamed loudly and repeatedly until her voice was reduced to a faint whisper and she could cry no more

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e1:o1:1
# text = She screamed loudly and repeatedly until her voice was reduced to a faint whisper and she could cry no more
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	screamed	scream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	whisper	whisper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
19	no	no	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scream** *speech: express* | past | She |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reduce** | past · passive |  | her voice |  |  |  | to a faint whisper *goal* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Patient to whisper=Goal |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | could | she | more |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She screamed loudly until her voice was reduced to a whisper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e1:o2:1
# text = She screamed loudly until her voice was reduced to a whisper
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	screamed	scream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	whisper	whisper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scream** *speech: express* | past | She |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reduce** | past · passive |  | her voice |  |  |  | to a whisper *goal* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Patient to whisper=Goal |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She shouted her mother's name over and over at the fields

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e1:o3:1
# text = She shouted her mother's name over and over at the fields
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | She | her mother's name |  | the fields |  | over *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Topic |
| 2 | **name** |  | her mother |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She climbed onto the chariot's rail and screamed loudly, hoping the wind would carry her voice to the far fields of grain below

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e1:o4:1
# text = She climbed onto the chariot's rail and screamed loudly, hoping the wind would carry her voice to the far fields of grain below
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	rail	rail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	screamed	scream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	hoping	hope	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	below	below	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | She |  |  | the chariot's rail |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto rail=Trajectory |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hope** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **carry** | would | the wind | wind's voice |  | the far fields of grain |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent voice=Theme to field=Destination |

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