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title: Is the soldier gonna be alright, do you think? — Andersen's Stories, The Brave Tin Sold… · tree and pragmatics
description: Is the soldier gonna be alright, do you think? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1000 «Andersen's Stories, The Brave Tin Soldier, part 1: tin soldiers meet a paper dancer, and one falls from the window» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 12 · ★ · Andersen's Stories, The Brave Tin Soldier, part 1: tin sol…

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Is the soldier gonna be alright, do you think?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** soldier, you · **What happens:** be, think

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1000 «Andersen's Stories, The Brave Tin Soldier, part 1: tin soldiers meet a paper dancer, and one falls from the window» 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/1000-pg27200-part211/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1000-pg27200-part211:t12:1
# text = Is the soldier gonna be alright, do you think?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	dep	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	alright	alright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the soldier |  |  |  |  | alright *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dunno, that's the bit we read next, bruv

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1000-pg27200-part211:t12:o1:1
# text = Dunno, that's the bit we read next, bruv
1	Dunno	dunno	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	next	next	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the bit and bruv |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | past | we | the bit and bruv *not said here* |  |  |  | next *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he's gonna be well mangled, mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1000-pg27200-part211:t12:o2:1
# text = Nah, he's gonna be well mangled, mate
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	gonna	gonna	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	mangled	mangle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · passive |  | he |  |  |  | mangle, well *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he's alright, he gets a new leg

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1000-pg27200-part211:t12:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he's alright, he gets a new leg
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	alright	alright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | alright *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | he | a new leg |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dunno, that's the bit we read next, bruv, so you'll have to wait till Monday

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1000-pg27200-part211:t12:o4:1
# text = Dunno, that's the bit we read next, bruv, so you'll have to wait till Monday
1	Dunno	dunno	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	next	next	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	till	till	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the bit and bruv |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | past | we | the bit and bruv *not said here* |  |  |  | next *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | future | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **wait** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | monday |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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