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title: By what means did the Councillor's period of confusion come to an end? — Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fort… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the Councillor's period of confusion come to an end? Exam question 2 of lesson 278 «Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fortune, part 5: the Councillor's muddled party ends in the street, and the watchman finds the shoes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fortune, part 5: the Cou…

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By what means did the Councillor's period of confusion come to an end?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** period · **What happens:** mean, do, come · **To what, where:** end

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 278 «Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fortune, part 5: the Councillor's muddled party ends in the street, and the watchman finds the shoes» 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/278-pg1597-part5/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:e2:1
# text = By what means did the Councillor's period of confusion come to an end?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Councillor	Councillor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 3 | **come** | present | the Councillor's period of confusion |  |  |  | to a end |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to end=Initial\_Location |

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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}

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Pulling the galoshes off his feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:e2:o1:1
# text = Pulling the galoshes off his feet
1	Pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	galoshes	galosh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | gerund |  | the galoshes |  | his feet |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent galosh=Theme off foot=Initial\_Location |

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

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Removal of the shoes from his feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:e2:o2:1
# text = Removal of the shoes from his feet
1	Removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** |  |  | the shoes from his feet |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Removal of the shoes from his feet, which slipped away under the table as he tried to creep out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:e2:o3:1
# text = Removal of the shoes from his feet, which slipped away under the table as he tried to creep out
1	Removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	creep	creep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip away** | past | Removal of the shoes from Removal's feet |  |  | the table |  | away *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **try** | past | Removal |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **creep out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Removal *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **remove** |  |  | the shoes from Removal's feet |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Removal of the shoes from his feet by the other guests, who pulled them off while he was singing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:e2:o4:1
# text = Removal of the shoes from his feet by the other guests, who pulled them off while he was singing
1	Removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
17	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull off** | past | Removal of the shoes from Removal's feet by the other guests | guests *= guest* |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | past · progressive | Removal |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 3 | **remove** |  | the other guests | the shoes from Removal's feet |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

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