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title: Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Mari… — Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Marie Grubbe was conveyed from the sand-dunes? Exam question 3 of lesson 949 «Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wandering Marie is lifted onto a ship» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wanderin…

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Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Marie Grubbe was conveyed from the sand-dunes?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, convey · **To what, where:** manner, Marie

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 949 «Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wandering Marie is lifted onto a ship» 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/949-pg27200-part160/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e3:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Marie Grubbe was conveyed from the sand-dunes?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
11	Marie	Marie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	Grubbe	Grubbe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	dunes	dune	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **convey** | past · passive |  | Marie |  | the manner |  | from the sand dunes | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from dune=Initial\_Location |

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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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She was lifted in the arms of a strong bearded man and carried to a ship

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e3:o1:1
# text = She was lifted in the arms of a strong bearded man and carried to a ship
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lifted	lift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	bearded	bearded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past · passive |  | She |  | the arms of a strong bearded man |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in arm=Destination |
| 2 | **carry** | past |  |  |  | a ship |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to ship=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She was pulled up by her own servants and taken home in a cart

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e3:o2:1
# text = She was pulled up by her own servants and taken home in a cart
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull up** | past · passive | her own servants | She |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent subject=Result |
| 2 | **take** | participle | her own servants *not said here* |  |  | a cart |  | home *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in cart=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She was lifted in the arms of a strong bearded man, who then carried her across the sand and up the gangway to a waiting ship

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e3:o3:1
# text = She was lifted in the arms of a strong bearded man, who then carried her across the sand and up the gangway to a waiting ship
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lifted	lift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	bearded	bearded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	across	across	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	gangway	gangway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	waiting	waiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past · passive |  | She |  | the arms |  | of a strong bearded man | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme in arm=Destination of man=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **carry** | past | a strong bearded man | her *= she* |  | the sand and the gangway | then | to a waiting ship | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to ship=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was carried by a rough sailor along the shore and placed in a rowboat

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:949-pg27200-part160:e3:o4:1
# text = She was carried by a rough sailor along the shore and placed in a rowboat
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	along	along	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rowboat	rowboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past · passive | a rough sailor | She |  |  |  | along the shore | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **place** | participle | a rough sailor *not said here* |  |  | a rowboat |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in rowboat=Destination |

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