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title: By what means did the mother's husband remain unaware of her departu… — Andersen, The Child in the Grave, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the mother's husband remain unaware of her departure? Exam question 4 of lesson 809 «Andersen, The Child in the Grave, part 20: a grieving mother slips out to her son's grave at night and meets a stranger» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen, The Child in the Grave, part 20: a grieving moth…

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By what means did the mother's husband remain unaware of her departure?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** husband, her · **What happens:** mean, do, remain, depart · **To what, where:** unaware

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 809 «Andersen, The Child in the Grave, part 20: a grieving mother slips out to her son's grave at night and meets a stranger» 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/809-pg27200-part20/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:809-pg27200-part20:e4:1
# text = By what means did the mother's husband remain unaware of her departure?
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	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	remain	remain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
10	unaware	unaware	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remain** | present | the mother's husband | unaware of her departure |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme unaware=Attribute |
| 4 | **depart** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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he had fallen into healthful sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:809-pg27200-part20:e4:o1:1
# text = he had fallen into healthful sleep
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	healthful	healthful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  |  | into healthful sleep *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into sleep=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he had been so exhausted from the funeral preparations that he slept through

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:809-pg27200-part20:e4:o2:1
# text = he had been so exhausted from the funeral preparations that he slept through
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	preparations	preparation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	through	through	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exhaust** | past · perfect · passive |  | he |  | the funeral preparations |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | he | the funeral preparations *not said here* |  |  |  | through *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent preparation=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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he had drunk a great deal of wine after supper and sank into heavy slumber

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:809-pg27200-part20:e4:o3:1
# text = he had drunk a great deal of wine after supper and sank into heavy slumber
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	slumber	slumber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past · perfect | he | a great deal of wine after supper |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deal=Patient |
| 2 | **sink** | past | he *not said here* |  |  | heavy slumber |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **deal** |  |  | wine after supper |  |  |  |  | nom deal «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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he had been kept awake by the cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:809-pg27200-part20:e4:o4:1
# text = he had been kept awake by the cold
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past · perfect · passive | the cold | he |  |  |  | awake *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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