--- title: the palace had no windows, that's mint, yeah? — d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fai… · tree and pragmatics description: the palace had no windows, that's mint, yeah? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1171 «d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a windowless palace, a sick prince» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was w --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1171-pg3027-part37/t4/) [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/) / [d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fai…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1171-pg3027-part37/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a window… the palace had no windows, that's mint, yeah? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** palace · **What happens:** have, be · **To what, where:** windows, mint This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1171 «d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a windowless palace, a sick prince» 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/1171-pg3027-part37/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:t4:1 # text = the palace had no windows, that's mint, yeah? 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 windows window NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 mint mint NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 11 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | the palace | no windows | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Patient | | 2 | **is a** | present | | that mint | | | | | tree rules | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Yeah, it was built under the ground ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:t4:o1:1 # text = Yeah, it was built under the ground 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 built build VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 under under ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **build** | past · passive | | it | | the ground | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Yeah, it sat below the earth ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:t4:o2:1 # text = Yeah, it sat below the earth 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 below below ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit** | past | it | | | the earth | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent below earth=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} Nah, it had loads of windows but they were all painted over black ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:t4:o3:1 # text = Nah, it had loads of windows but they were all painted over black 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 loads load NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 windows window NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ 8 but but CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 9 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 11 all all ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 painted paint VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 13 over over ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 black black ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | it | loads of windows | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient | | 2 | **paint** | past · passive | | loads *= load* | | black | | all *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme over black=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yeah, it was dug underground ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:t4:o4:1 # text = Yeah, it was dug underground 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 dug dig VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 underground underground ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dig** | past · passive | | it | | | | underground *property* | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme | **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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