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title: Ngl, how long was the country trip Blue Beard was supposed to take? — Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ngl, how long was the country trip Blue Beard was supposed to take? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1079 «Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard, part 4: a rude girl's words turn to toads, and Blue Beard finds blood on the key» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Test 11 · ★ · Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard, part 4: a rude girl'…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ngl, how long was the country trip Blue Beard was supposed to take?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, suppose, take · **To what, where:** country trip, Ngl

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1079 «Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard, part 4: a rude girl's words turn to toads, and Blue Beard finds blood on the key» 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/1079-pg29021-part4/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:t11:1
# text = Ngl, how long was the country trip Blue Beard was supposed to take?
1	Ngl	Ngl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
9	Blue	Blue	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Beard	Beard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the country trip |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **suppose** | past · passive |  | Ngl |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Four weeks, maybe more, fam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:t11:o1:1
# text = Four weeks, maybe more, fam
1	Four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	maybe	maybe	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Six weeks at least, fam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:t11:o2:1
# text = Six weeks at least, fam
1	Six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like, at least six weeks, but he might be gone even longer, fam, idk, he said it was for business

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:t11:o3:1
# text = Like, at least six weeks, but he might be gone even longer, fam, idk, he said it was for business
1	Like	like	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	nmod	_	_
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	ccomp	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	idk	idk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | might · passive |  | he |  |  | week | fam and idk *obl*; long *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | idk |  |  |  |  | for business | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Super long, like a whole summer or more, since it was a big trip to the city, fam, for real

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:t11:o4:1
# text = Super long, like a whole summer or more, since it was a big trip to the city, fam, for real
1	Super	super	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | a big trip |  |  |  | to the city and fam; for real | tree rules |

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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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