--- title: Mate, did John really get turned to stone just for telling the truth? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John… · tree and pragmatics description: Mate, did John really get turned to stone just for telling the truth? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 116 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is turned to stone, then brought back to life with blood; three princes set out for the water of life» of the books course of Mova's primary school, w --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/116-pg11027-part19/t1/) [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/) / [Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/116-pg11027-part19/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is t… Mate, did John really get turned to stone just for telling the truth? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** turn, tell · **To what, where:** John, stone, truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 116 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is turned to stone, then brought back to life with blood; three princes set out for the water of life» 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/116-pg11027-part19/#t1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t1:1 # text = Mate, did John really get turned to stone just for telling the truth? 1 Mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 4 John John PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 really really ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 get get AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 10 just just ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 11 for for SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 12 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | past · passive · do-support | | John | | stone | | Mate *vocative* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to stone=Trajectory | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | | the truth | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient | 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} Nah, he got a right telling off ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t1:o1:1 # text = Nah, he got a right telling off 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 right right NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 telling tell VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ _ 8 off off ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past | he | a right | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer right=Stimulus | | 2 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | gerund | a right *not said here* | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nah, he got turned into a statue, then the King used the kids' blood to bring him back to life ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t1:o2:1 # text = Nah, he got turned into a statue, then the King used the kids' blood to bring him back to life 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 got get AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 into into ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 statue statue NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 13 advmod _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ' 's PART POS _ 15 case _ _ 17 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 18 to to PART TO _ 19 mark _ _ 19 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 advcl _ _ 20 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 back back ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | past · passive | | he | | a statue | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme into statue=Trajectory | | 2 | **use** | past | the King | the kids's blood | | | then | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Patient | | 3 | **bring back** | to-infinitive | the King *not said here* | King | | life | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to life=Destination | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Yeah, the King turned him to stone for telling the truth about the crows and the bride ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t1:o3:1 # text = Yeah, the King turned him to stone for telling the truth about the crows and the bride 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 for for SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 about about ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 crows crow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | past | the King | him *= he* | | stone | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent he=Theme to stone=Trajectory | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the King *not said here* | the truth | | | | about the crows and the bride | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient about crow=Topic | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Yeah, proper, the King had him stoned ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t1:o4:1 # text = Yeah, proper, the King had him stoned 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 proper properly ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 stoned stone VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stone** | past · perfect | | | | | | | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | **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. 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