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title: Ngl, what does the woman's toe thing mean, like? — Andersen's Tales, The Story of the Win… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ngl, what does the woman's toe thing mean, like? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1027 «Andersen's Tales, The Story of the Wind, part 1: the Wind tells of the Borreby house and its wild May feast» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 9 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Story of the Wind, part 1: the Wind…

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Ngl, what does the woman's toe thing mean, like?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** mean

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1027 «Andersen's Tales, The Story of the Wind, part 1: the Wind tells of the Borreby house and its wild May feast» 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/1027-pg27200-part238/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1027-pg27200-part238:t9:1
# text = Ngl, what does the woman's toe thing mean, like?
1	Ngl	Ngl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
10	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 {#o1}

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She says she feels the weather

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1027-pg27200-part238:t9:o1:1
# text = She says she feels the weather
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **feel** | present | she | the weather |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She jokes that her toe can feel every storm coming before it arrives on the coast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1027-pg27200-part238:t9:o2:1
# text = She jokes that her toe can feel every storm coming before it arrives on the coast
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	jokes	joke	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | can | her toe | every storm |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storm=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | gerund | every storm *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **arrive** | present | toe |  |  | the coast |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She jokes she can feel the storm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1027-pg27200-part238:t9:o3:1
# text = She jokes she can feel the storm
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	jokes	joke	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | can | she | the storm |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storm=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It means she has a weird ghost inside her toe that talks to the wind all day long

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1027-pg27200-part238:t9:o4:1
# text = It means she has a weird ghost inside her toe that talks to the wind all day long
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | she | a weird ghost |  | her toe |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ghost=Patient |
| 3 | **talk** | present | her toe |  |  |  | day | to the wind; long *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to wind=Co-Agent |

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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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