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title: The gingerbread man wanted to eat the lady? Major roast! — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckl… · tree and pragmatics
description: The gingerbread man wanted to eat the lady? Major roast! Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1014 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling: the duckling flies to the swans, sees his own beauty, and is welcomed» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 8 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling: the duckling fl…

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The gingerbread man wanted to eat the lady? Major roast!

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** gingerbread man · **What happens:** want, eat · **To what, where:** lady

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1014 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling: the duckling flies to the swans, sees his own beauty, and is welcomed» 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/1014-pg27200-part225/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The gingerbread man wanted to eat the lady?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t8:1
# text = The gingerbread man wanted to eat the lady?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the gingerbread man |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the gingerbread man *not said here* | the lady |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Major roast!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t8:2
# text = Major roast!
1	Major	major	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Lol, he dreamed of eating her up with four pennies and then he gave the rest to the boy

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t8:o1:1
# text = Lol, he dreamed of eating her up with four pennies and then he gave the rest to the boy
1	Lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreamed	dream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	pennies	penny	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat up** | gerund | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | with four pennies | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 3 | **give** | past | he | the rest | the boy |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent rest=Theme to boy=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Lol, he wanted to eat her for dinner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t8:o2:1
# text = Lol, he wanted to eat her for dinner
1	Lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | for dinner | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lol, he dreamed of eating her with four pennies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t8:o3:1
# text = Lol, he dreamed of eating her with four pennies
1	Lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreamed	dream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	pennies	penny	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | with four pennies | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Nah, he dreamed of marrying her and then eating the cake with four pennies and a glass of milk at the fair

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t8:o4:1
# text = Nah, he dreamed of marrying her and then eating the cake with four pennies and a glass of milk at the fair
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreamed	dream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	marrying	marry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	pennies	penny	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **marry** | gerund | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund | he *not said here* | the cake |  | the fair | then | with four pennies and a glass of milk | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient |

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