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title: By what means did the fourth mouse reach the largest town, according… — Mouse Tales, The Mouse's Tale, part 20… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the fourth mouse reach the largest town, according to her own account? Exam question 4 of lesson 991 «Mouse Tales, The Mouse's Tale, part 202: the fourth mouse bursts in and tells of her jail escape» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 4 · Mouse Tales, The Mouse's Tale, part 202: the fourth mouse…

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By what means did the fourth mouse reach the largest town, according to her own account?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fourth mouse, mouse · **What happens:** mean, reach, accord, account · **To what, where:** largest town

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 991 «Mouse Tales, The Mouse's Tale, part 202: the fourth mouse bursts in and tells of her jail escape» 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/991-pg27200-part202/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:991-pg27200-part202:e4:1
# text = By what means did the fourth mouse reach the largest town, according to her own account?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	case	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **reach** | past · do-support | the fourth mouse | the largest town |  |  |  | accord mouse's own account | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent town=Theme |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **account** |  | mouse |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: 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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By concealing herself in a goods train and travelling by railway.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:991-pg27200-part202:e4:o1:1
# text = By concealing herself in a goods train and travelling by railway.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	compound	_	_
7	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | gerund |  | herself *= she* |  | a goods train |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent herself=Patient in train=Location |
| 2 | **travel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | by railway | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by railway=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By sneaking aboard a steam engine and riding the rails.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:991-pg27200-part202:e4:o2:1
# text = By sneaking aboard a steam engine and riding the rails.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sneaking	sneak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	aboard	aboard	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	riding	ride	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rails	rail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneak** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | aboard a steam engine | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ride** | gerund |  | the rails |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent rail=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By walking all the way.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:991-pg27200-part202:e4:o3:1
# text = By walking all the way.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  | all way |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By climbing into a wagon and crossing the long fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:991-pg27200-part202:e4:o4:1
# text = By climbing into a wagon and crossing the long fields.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | gerund |  |  |  | a wagon |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into wagon=Destination |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund |  | the long fields |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent field=Patient |

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