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description: By what means does the lake consent to convey the bereaved mother across its waters? Exam question 2 of lesson 995 «Andersen's Tales, The Story of a Mother, part 206: a mother follows Death and pays a price» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, The Story of a Mother, part 206: a mothe…

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By what means does the lake consent to convey the bereaved mother across its waters?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** mean, do, convey · **To what, where:** lake consent, bereaved mother, waters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 995 «Andersen's Tales, The Story of a Mother, part 206: a mother follows Death and pays a price» 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/995-pg27200-part206/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:995-pg27200-part206:e2:1
# text = By what means does the lake consent to convey the bereaved mother across its waters?
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	convey	convey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bereaved	bereaved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	across	across	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	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 clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | present |  | the lake consent |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **convey** | to-infinitive |  | the bereaved mother |  | consent's waters |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mother=Topic |

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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}

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Through a bargain for her cloak and a pair of boots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:995-pg27200-part206:e2:o1:1
# text = Through a bargain for her cloak and a pair of boots
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In exchange for her weeping eyes, which become pearls

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:995-pg27200-part206:e2:o2:1
# text = In exchange for her weeping eyes, which become pearls
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	for	for	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	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present |  | pearls |  |  |  | in exchange for her weeping eyes *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in exchange=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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In exchange for her weeping eyes, which the lake keeps as pearls in its cold depths below the ice

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:995-pg27200-part206:e2:o3:1
# text = In exchange for her weeping eyes, which the lake keeps as pearls in its cold depths below the ice
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
3	for	for	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	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	depths	depth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
18	below	below	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the lake |  |  | exchange for her weeping eyes |  | as pearls; in lake's cold depths below the ice | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent which=Theme in exchange=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In exchange for her weeping eyes, which become pearls, and a promise never to return to the shore

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:995-pg27200-part206:e2:o4:1
# text = In exchange for her weeping eyes, which become pearls, and a promise never to return to the shore
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
3	for	for	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	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | her weeping eyes | pearls |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **return** | to-infinitive | a promise |  |  | exchange for her weeping eyes |  | to the shore *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to shore=Result |

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