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description: To which destination did the miller, Rudy and Babette travel by steam-boat, and what was its point of departure? Exam question 4 of lesson 860 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 71: Rudy captures the eaglet and brings it to the mill, while the Ice Maiden mocks the railway» of the books course o
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 71: Rudy captures t…

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To which destination did the miller, Rudy and Babette travel by steam-boat, and what was its point of departure?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** steam boat · **What happens:** do, be, travel · **To what, where:** miller, point

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 860 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 71: Rudy captures the eaglet and brings it to the mill, while the Ice Maiden mocks the railway» 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/860-pg27200-part71/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e4:1
# text = To which destination did the miller, Rudy and Babette travel by steam-boat, and what was its point of departure?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	destination	destination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
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	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Rudy	Rudy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Babette	Babette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the miller |  |  |  | to which destination | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent miller=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | boat's point |  |  |  | of departure | tree rules |
| 3 | **travel** |  | steam boat |  |  |  |  |  | nom travel «act intransitive»: by=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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They journeyed to Montreux from Geneva, crossing the wide lake by ferry.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e4:o1:1
# text = They journeyed to Montreux from Geneva, crossing the wide lake by ferry.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	journeyed	journey	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Montreux	Montreux	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Geneva	Geneva	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ferry	ferry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **journey** | past | They |  | Montreux | Geneva |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to montreux=Destination |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund | They *not said here* | the wide lake |  |  |  | by ferry | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lake=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They travelled to Bernex from the town of Villeneuve, at the end of the lake.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e4:o2:1
# text = They travelled to Bernex from the town of Villeneuve, at the end of the lake.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Bernex	Bernex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Villeneuve	Villeneuve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | past | They |  | Bernex | the town of Villeneuve | at the end of the lake |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to bernex=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They travelled by steam-boat to the little village of Bernex from the busy old town of Villeneuve, which stood at the end of the lake beside the mountains.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e4:o3:1
# text = They travelled by steam-boat to the little village of Bernex from the busy old town of Villeneuve, which stood at the end of the lake beside the mountains.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Bernex	Bernex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Villeneuve	Villeneuve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | past | They |  |  | the busy old town of Villeneuve |  | by steam boat; to the little village of Bernex | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by boat=Trajectory |
| 2 | **stand** | past | the busy old town of Villeneuve |  |  |  | at the end of the lake | beside the mountains | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at end=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They sailed to Bernex from the town of Villeneuve at the far end of the lake, passing many quiet villages along the northern shore on the way.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:860-pg27200-part71:e4:o4:1
# text = They sailed to Bernex from the town of Villeneuve at the far end of the lake, passing many quiet villages along the northern shore on the way.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Bernex	Bernex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Villeneuve	Villeneuve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
19	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
22	along	along	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | They |  | Bernex | the town of Villeneuve | at the far end of the lake |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to bernex=Trajectory |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund | They *not said here* | many quiet villages |  | the way |  | along the northern shore | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent village=Theme along shore=Destination |

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