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title: the little dancer, is she still there — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast… · tree and pragmatics
description: the little dancer, is she still there Test 7 · ★ 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 tree and
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# Test 7 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The…

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the little dancer, is she still there

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little dancer · **What happens:** be

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t7:1
# text = the little dancer, is she still there
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dancer	dancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the little dancer |  |  |  | still | there *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she's still there, balancing on one foot, still cool

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t7:o1:1
# text = yeah, she's still there, balancing on one foot, still cool
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	still	still	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  | still | there *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **balance** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  | one foot |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on foot=Location |
| 3 | **be** |  | she *not said here* |  |  |  | still |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, but she's on one leg, holding up the other, still proper cool

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t7:o2:1
# text = yeah, but she's on one leg, holding up the other, still proper cool
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	still	still	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  | one leg |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold up** | gerund | one leg *not said here* | the other |  |  |  |  | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot other=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, but she's on one leg, holding up the other, still proper cool and balanced, and the soldier can see her from across the room

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t7:o3:1
# text = yeah, but she's on one leg, holding up the other, still proper cool and balanced, and the soldier can see her from across the room
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	still	still	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	balanced	balanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
24	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	parataxis	_	_
26	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	from	from	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	across	across	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  | one leg |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold up** | gerund | one leg *not said here* | the other |  |  |  |  | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot other=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | can | the soldier | leg |  | the room |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she's on one leg, holding up the other, and she's still proper cool even after everything that happened

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1001-pg27200-part212:t7:o4:1
# text = yeah, she's on one leg, holding up the other, and she's still proper cool even after everything that happened
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
20	even	even	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	after	after	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	19	obl	_	_
23	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
24	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  | one leg |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold up** | gerund | one leg *not said here* | the other |  |  |  |  | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot other=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  | after everything; still | cool *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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