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title: So is the High King's bad luck over now, cuz the woman got them thin… — Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Con… · tree and pragmatics
description: So is the High King's bad luck over now, cuz the woman got them thinking? Test 14 · ★ of lesson 1064 «Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32: Conn lands on a magic island, asks for the queen's son, and the boy is condemned to die» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Test 14 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So is the High King's bad luck over now, cuz the woman got them thinking?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bad luck · **What happens:** be, think · **To what, where:** bad luck

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This is test 14 · ★ of lesson 1064 «Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32: Conn lands on a magic island, asks for the queen's son, and the boy is condemned to die» 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/1064-pg2892-part32/#t14).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t14:1
# text = So is the High King's bad luck over now, cuz the woman got them thinking?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	cuz	cuz	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the High King's bad luck |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the High King's bad luck |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the woman got them thinking, so it's sorted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t14:o1:1
# text = Yeah, the woman got them thinking, so it's sorted
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	sorted	sort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the woman | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sort** | present · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not yet, the story wants us to question everything the poets and magicians have claimed to know all along

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t14:o2:1
# text = Not yet, the story wants us to question everything the poets and magicians have claimed to know all along
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	question	question	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	poets	poet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	magicians	magician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	claimed	claim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	all	all	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	along	along	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | the story | us |  |  | yet |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **question** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | us *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **claim** *speech: other* | present · perfect | the poets and magicians |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **know** | to-infinitive | the poets and magicians *not said here* |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Not yet, because the story really wants us to question what they all think they know, bruv, that's the point

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t14:o3:1
# text = Not yet, because the story really wants us to question what they all think they know, bruv, that's the point
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	question	question	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	_
15	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | the story | us |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot we=Theme |
| 2 | **question** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | bruv |  |  | yet |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **know** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **is a** | present | that | the point |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not yet, the story wants us to question what they know

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t14:o4:1
# text = Not yet, the story wants us to question what they know
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	question	question	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | the story | us |  |  | yet |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **question** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **know** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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