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title: Yo, did Becfola actually sneak back into the palace before breakfast… — Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Be… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · ★ · Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home an…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yo, did Becfola actually sneak back into the palace before breakfast, or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Becfola · **What happens:** sneak back · **To what, where:** palace

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1053 «Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home and the king turns her scolding into a joke» 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/1053-pg2892-part21/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t1:1
# text = Yo, did Becfola actually sneak back into the palace before breakfast, or what?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sneak	sneak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneak back** | past · do-support | Becfola |  |  | the palace | before breakfast | actually *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into palace=Destination |

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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, super early, only the cooks were up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, super early, only the cooks were up
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	super	super	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cooks	cook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be up** | past | the cooks |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, super early, nobody awake except the guards and the dogs, then she spent all morning sulking in the hall

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, super early, nobody awake except the guards and the dogs, then she spent all morning sulking in the hall
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	super	super	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	except	except	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	sulking	sulk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | she |  |  |  | then; morning |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sulk** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  | the hall |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, super early, nobody awake except the guards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, super early, nobody awake except the guards
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	super	super	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	except	except	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, super early, nobody awake except the guards, and she was totally caught by the king later

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, super early, nobody awake except the guards, and she was totally caught by the king later
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	super	super	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	except	except	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past · passive | the king | she |  |  |  | late, totally *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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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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