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title: Who was the dandyprat then, the little man on the road? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John… · tree and pragmatics
description: Who was the dandyprat then, the little man on the road? Test 7 · ★ 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, with the depend
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# Test 7 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is t…

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Who was the dandyprat then, the little man on the road?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** dandyprat

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t7:1
# text = Who was the dandyprat then, the little man on the road?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dandyprat	dandyprat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the dandyprat and the little man on the road |  |  | then |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
The man who sold them the horse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t7:o1:1
# text = The man who sold them the horse
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the man | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient horse=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The old man who had told the King about the water of life, and who turned out to be a wizard

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t7:o2:1
# text = The old man who had told the King about the water of life, and who turned out to be a wizard
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect | the old man |  | the King |  |  | about the water of life | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent king=Recipient about water=Topic |
| 2 | **turn out** | past | the old man |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | the old man *not said here* | a wizard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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The dwarf who the princes were rude to

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t7:o3:1
# text = The dwarf who the princes were rude to
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the dwarf |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The dwarf who the princes were rude to on the road, and who then cursed the eldest son in the pass

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:t7:o4:1
# text = The dwarf who the princes were rude to on the road, and who then cursed the eldest son in the pass
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	xcomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	cursed	curse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	pass	pass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the dwarf |  |  | the road |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **curse** | past | the dwarf | the eldest son |  | the pass | then |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=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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