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title: wait why didn't he just shout for help tho — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait why didn't he just shout for help tho Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1001 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Tinderbox, part 212: the tin soldier melts in the stove, and a soldier meets a witch by a hollow tree» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Test 3 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wait why didn't he just shout for help tho

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, he · **What happens:** wait, not shout

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1001 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Tinderbox, part 212: the tin soldier melts in the stove, and a soldier meets a witch by a hollow tree» 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/1001-pg27200-part212/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t3:1
# text = wait why didn't he just shout for help tho
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	shout	shout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	tho	tho	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **shout** *speech: express* | past · do-support | he |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was too proud, he's in uniform, innit, and soldiers don't cry out for help, they just stand there looking proper

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t3:o1:1
# text = he was too proud, he's in uniform, innit, and soldiers don't cry out for help, they just stand there looking proper
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	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
15	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	just	just	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
25	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	24	advmod	_	_
26	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	advcl	_	_
27	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  | uniform and innit |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **cry out** *speech: express* | present · do-support | soldiers |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |
| 4 | **stand** | present | soldiers *= soldier* |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **look** | gerund | soldiers *= soldier* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was too proud, he's in uniform, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t3:o2:1
# text = he was too proud, he's in uniform, innit
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	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  | uniform and innit |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was too proud, he's in uniform, innit, so he won't shout for anyone even when he's drowning in the gutter

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t3:o3:1
# text = he was too proud, he's in uniform, innit, so he won't shout for anyone even when he's drowning in the gutter
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	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	shout	shout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	obl	_	_
20	even	even	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
21	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	24	advmod	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	drowning	drown	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	gutter	gutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  | uniform |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **innit** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **shout** *speech: express* | future | he |  |  |  |  | for anyone | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for anyone=Recipient |
| 5 | **drown** | present · progressive | he |  |  | the gutter |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos he's too posh, he's a soldier, yeah

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t3:o4:1
# text = cos he's too posh, he's a soldier, yeah
1	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | cos |  |  |  |  | posh *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | he | a soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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