---
title: wait, why'd the Tsarevich stare at her so hard? — Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, why'd the Tsarevich stare at her so hard? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1115 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part 21: the golden slippers are left behind and the search begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1115-pg29672-part21/t3/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1115-pg29672-part21/) / t3

# Test 3 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part 21: the golden slipp…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wait, why'd the Tsarevich stare at her so hard?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1115 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part 21: the golden slippers are left behind and the search begins» 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/1115-pg29672-part21/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:t3:1
# text = wait, why'd the Tsarevich stare at her so hard?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Tsarevich	Tsarevich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	stare	stare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
She reminded him of his mother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:t3:o1:1
# text = She reminded him of his mother
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reminded	remind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remind** *speech: other* | past | She |  | him *= he* |  |  | of his mother | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient of mother=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was dressed so finely that he thought she must be a foreign princess from far away

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:t3:o2:1
# text = She was dressed so finely that he thought she must be a foreign princess from far away
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	finely	finely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	foreign	foreign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
17	away	away	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | finely *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | must | she | a foreign princess |  |  |  | far *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She looked too good to be real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:t3:o3:1
# text = She looked too good to be real
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | She |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She smiled at him and he wanted to dance with her all evening long

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:t3:o4:1
# text = She smiled at him and he wanted to dance with her all evening long
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smiled	smile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	dance	dance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smile** | past | She |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **dance** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  | evening | with her *= she*; long *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part…, test 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1115-pg29672-part21/t2/)
- next →: [Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part…, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1115-pg29672-part21/t4/)
- ↑ back to [Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part 21: the golden slippers are left behind and the search begins](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1115-pg29672-part21/)