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title: Which of the following best describes the means by which the Reindee… — Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the means by which the Reindeer travels towards Lapland? Exam question 2 of lesson 292 «Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends Gerda north to Lapland on a reindeer» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends…

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Which of the following best describes the means by which the Reindeer travels towards Lapland?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** the, Reindeer · **What happens:** follow, describe, mean, travel

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 292 «Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends Gerda north to Lapland on a reindeer» 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/292-pg1597-part19/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:e2:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the means by which the Reindeer travels towards Lapland?
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	Reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Lapland	Lapland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 |
| 4 | **travel** | present | the Reindeer |  |  |  |  | towards Lapland | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by which=Trajectory |

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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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It flies over the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:e2:o1:1
# text = It flies over the sea
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | It |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over sea=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It rides a silver sledge over the snowy hills

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:e2:o2:1
# text = It rides a silver sledge over the snowy hills
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rides	ride	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sledge	sledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | present | It | a silver sledge |  | the snowy hills |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sledge=Theme over hill=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It gallops across the frozen lake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:e2:o3:1
# text = It gallops across the frozen lake
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gallops	gallop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gallop** | present | It |  |  | the frozen lake |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across lake=Trajectory |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It runs swiftly over bush, bramble, moor and heath

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:e2:o4:1
# text = It runs swiftly over bush, bramble, moor and heath
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	swiftly	swiftly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	bramble	bramble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	heath	heath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | It |  |  | bush and bramble and moor and heath |  | swiftly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over bush=Trajectory |

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