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title: So why did Hansel keep stopping on the way out? — Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister:… · tree and pragmatics
description: So why did Hansel keep stopping on the way out? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 100 «Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes back to life and the witch is punished» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 10 · ★ · Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes bac…

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So why did Hansel keep stopping on the way out?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Hansel · **What happens:** keep, stop · **To what, where:** way

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 100 «Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes back to life and the witch is punished» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/100-pg11027-part3/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:t10:1
# text = So why did Hansel keep stopping on the way out?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Hansel	Hansel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	out	out	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past · do-support | Hansel |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | gerund | Hansel *not said here* |  |  | the way |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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 {#o1}

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He kept stopping to look at the birds and the trees, and he was dropping pebbles to find the way back later

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:t10:o1:1
# text = He kept stopping to look at the birds and the trees, and he was dropping pebbles to find the way back later
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
17	pebbles	pebble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	back	back	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
23	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **look** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the birds and the trees | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at bird=Theme |
| 4 | **drop** | past · progressive | he | pebbles |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pebble=Theme |
| 5 | **find back** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the way |  |  |  | late *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He was secretly dropping white pebbles along the path so that he and Grethel could find their way home again

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:t10:o2:1
# text = He was secretly dropping white pebbles along the path so that he and Grethel could find their way home again
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pebbles	pebble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	16	mark	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Grethel	Grethel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	home	home	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
20	again	again	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past · progressive | He | white pebbles |  | the path |  | secretly *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pebble=Theme along path=Destination |
| 2 | **find** | could | he | pebbles's way |  |  | again | home *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was leaving pebbles to mark the way

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:t10:o3:1
# text = He was leaving pebbles to mark the way
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	_	_
3	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	pebbles	pebble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · progressive | He | pebbles |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pebble=Theme |
| 2 | **mark** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the way |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent way=Destination |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was dropping pebbles to find the way back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:t10:o4:1
# text = He was dropping pebbles to find the way back
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	_	_
3	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	pebbles	pebble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past · progressive | He | pebbles |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pebble=Theme |
| 2 | **find back** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the way |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |

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