--- title: wait, what's the deal with the nettles, mate? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans… · tree and pragmatics description: wait, what's the deal with the nettles, mate? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1023 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans, part 234: Eliza spins nettles in silence, is taken to the king's castle, and is made queen while she still cannot speak.» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1023-pg27200-part234/t2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1023-pg27200-part234/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans, part 234: Eliza sp… wait, what's the deal with the nettles, mate? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait, be · **To what, where:** deal This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1023 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans, part 234: Eliza spins nettles in silence, is taken to the king's castle, and is made queen while she still cannot speak.» 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/1023-pg27200-part234/#t2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:t2:1 # text = wait, what's the deal with the nettles, mate? 1 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 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 deal deal NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 nettles nettle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **is a** | present | | the deal | | | | with the nettles | tree rules | 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} she spins them into coats for her bruvs ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:t2:o1:1 # text = she spins them into coats for her bruvs 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 spins spin VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 into into ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 coats coat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 bruvs bruv NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spin** | present | she | them *= they* | | coats | | for her bruvs | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.product PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent they=Material into coat=Product for bruv=Beneficiary | ### Option 2 {#o2} she breaks them, spins them, and sews eleven coats for her bruvs, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:t2:o2:1 # text = she breaks them, spins them, and sews eleven coats for her bruvs, innit 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 breaks break VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 spins spin VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 sews sew VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 eleven eleven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 coats coat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 bruvs bruv NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | present | she | them *= they* | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient | | 2 | **spin** | present | she *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 3 | **sew** | present | she *not said here* | eleven coats | | | | for her bruvs and innit | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent coat=Material for bruv=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 {#o3} she mashes them into rough bread, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:t2:o3:1 # text = she mashes them into rough bread, mate 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 mashes mash VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 into into ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 rough rough ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 bread bread NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mash** | present | she | them *= they* | | rough bread and mate | | | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} she cuts them, dries them, spins them into coats for all her bruvs and sisters too ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:t2:o4:1 # text = she cuts them, dries them, spins them into coats for all her bruvs and sisters too 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cuts cut VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 dries dry VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 spins spin VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 into into ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 coats coat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 12 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 15 det:predet _ _ 14 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 bruvs bruv NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 sisters sister NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 conj _ _ 18 too too ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cut** | present | she | them *= they* | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Product | | 2 | **dry** | present | she *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient they=Result | | 3 | **spin** | present | she *not said here* | them *= they* | | coats | | for her bruvs and sisters | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.product PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent they=Material into coat=Product for bruv=Beneficiary | **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. 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