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description: With reference to the passage, state the manner in which the chestnut tree was conveyed to its destination. Exam question 1 of lesson 816 «Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carried to Paris and the Dryad longs to be human» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carr…

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With reference to the passage, state the manner in which the chestnut tree was conveyed to its destination.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** state, convey · **To what, where:** manner, chestnut tree, destination

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 816 «Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carried to Paris and the Dryad longs to be human» 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/816-pg27200-part27/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, state the manner in which the chestnut tree was conveyed to its destination.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
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	16	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	chestnut	chestnut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	destination	destination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  | with reference to the passage | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |
| 2 | **convey** | past · passive |  | the chestnut tree | tree's destination | the manner |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to destination=Recipient |

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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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By steam train, lashed down, its roots exposed to the rain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e1:o1:1
# text = By steam train, lashed down, its roots exposed to the rain
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	lashed	lash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
10	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lash down** | participle |  | steam train  train's roots *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **expose** | participle |  | train's roots *not said here* | the rain |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to rain=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By cart, unwrapped

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e1:o2:1
# text = By cart, unwrapped
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	unwrapped	unwrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unwrap** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by cart | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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By wagon, tied with ropes, its trunk left bare to the sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e1:o3:1
# text = By wagon, tied with ropes, its trunk left bare to the sun
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | participle |  | wagon and its trunk *not said here* |  |  |  | with ropes | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient with rope=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | its trunk *not said here* |  | the sun |  | bare *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to sun=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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By wagon, secured with chains, its roots wrapped in matting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:816-pg27200-part27:e1:o4:1
# text = By wagon, secured with chains, its roots wrapped in matting
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	secured	secure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	matting	matting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **secure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by wagon; with chains and wagon's roots | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with chain=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **wrap** | participle |  | wagon's roots *not said here* |  | matting |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in matting=Destination |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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