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description: With reference to the text, in what manner does the blind daughter perceive the world about her? Exam question 2 of lesson 938 «Andersen's Tales, The Philosopher's Stone, part 149: a wise man in a crystal castle fears death and teaches his children about the philosopher's stone» of the books course 
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, The Philosopher's Stone, part 149: a wis…

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With reference to the text, in what manner does the blind daughter perceive the world about her?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** do, perceive · **To what, where:** blind daughter, manner, world

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 938 «Andersen's Tales, The Philosopher's Stone, part 149: a wise man in a crystal castle fears death and teaches his children about the philosopher's stone» 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/938-pg27200-part149/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e2:1
# text = With reference to the text, in what manner does the blind daughter perceive the world about her?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	9	det	_	_
9	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	perceive	perceive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | you *not said here* | the blind daughter |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Eventuality |
| 2 | **perceive** | imperative | you *not said here* | the world |  |  |  | with reference to the text; about her *= she* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer world=Stimulus |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Through the faculty of an active imagination, supplemented by the sight of her father and brothers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e2:o1:1
# text = Through the faculty of an active imagination, supplemented by the sight of her father and brothers
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	faculty	faculty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	imagination	imagination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	supplemented	supplement	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supplement** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the sight of her father and brothers | tree rules |
| 2 | **sight** |  |  | her father and brothers |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By way of her sharpened sense of touch and hearing, combined with the descriptions given by her family members

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e2:o2:1
# text = By way of her sharpened sense of touch and hearing, combined with the descriptions given by her family members
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sharpened	sharpen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	combined	combine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	descriptions	description	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sharpen** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **combine** | participle |  | way of her sharpened sense of touch and hearing *not said here* |  |  |  | with the descriptions | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with description=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  | the descriptions *not said here* |  |  |  | by her family members | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **sense** |  | her *= she* | touch |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Through the powerful and vivid faculty of an imagination which, supplemented by the sight of the wise father and the boys, lets her move freely about the whole castle and its surroundings

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e2:o3:1
# text = Through the powerful and vivid faculty of an imagination which, supplemented by the sight of the wise father and the boys, lets her move freely about the whole castle and its surroundings
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	vivid	vivid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	faculty	faculty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	imagination	imagination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	supplemented	supplement	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
24	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
25	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	xcomp	_	_
27	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
28	about	about	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	surroundings	surroundings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	31	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supplement** | participle · passive | the sight of the wise father and the boys | a imagination |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | present |  | her *= she* |  | the powerful faculty of a imagination |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the whole castle and sight's surroundings; freely *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme about castle=Trajectory |
| 4 | **sight** |  |  | the wise father and the boys |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Through a vivid mental picture formed by listening to the stories told by her father and brothers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:938-pg27200-part149:e2:o4:1
# text = Through a vivid mental picture formed by listening to the stories told by her father and brothers
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	vivid	vivid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | participle |  | a vivid mental picture *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **listen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the stories | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to story=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle |  | the stories *not said here* |  |  |  | by her father and brothers | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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