--- title: By what means does Cornelia declare that her true wealth consists? — Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a… · tree and pragmatics description: By what means does Cornelia declare that her true wealth consists? Exam question 2 of lesson 351 «Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befriends a lion and wins his freedom in Rome» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/351-pg18442-part11/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/351-pg18442-part11/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befri… By what means does Cornelia declare that her true wealth consists? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Cornelia, true wealth · **What happens:** mean, declare, consist This is exam question 2 of lesson 351 «Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befriends a lion and wins his freedom in Rome» 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/351-pg18442-part11/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e2:1 # text = By what means does Cornelia declare that her true wealth consists? 1 By by ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 obl _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 4 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 Cornelia Cornelia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 declare declare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 9 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 wealth wealth NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 consists consist VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **declare** *speech: other* | present · do-support | Cornelia | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **consist** | present | Cornelia's true wealth | | | | | | tree rules | 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} Through her two daughters at home ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e2:o1:1 # text = Through her two daughters at home 1 Through through ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 3 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 daughters daughter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} By the sons she raised, who stand proudly beside her as her greatest treasures in life ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e2:o2:1 # text = By the sons she raised, who stand proudly beside her as her greatest treasures in life 1 By by ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 raised raise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 stand stand VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 proudly proudly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 beside beside ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ 12 as as ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 14 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 15 amod _ _ 15 treasures treasure NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **raise** | past | she | the sons *not said here* | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Theme | | 2 | **stand** | present | | | | life | | by the sons; beside her *= she*; as her greatest treasures; proudly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by son=Location | | 3 | **treasure** | | her *= she* | | | | | | nom treasure «possession transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} By her two sons, who stand beside her ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e2:o3:1 # text = By her two sons, who stand beside her 1 By by ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 3 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 7 stand stand VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 8 beside beside ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | present | her two sons | | | | | beside her *= she* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside she=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} By her sons and her noble household ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e2:o4:1 # text = By her sons and her noble household 1 By by ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 6 noble noble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 household household NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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