--- title: Mate, the twins were gutted when they saw that hut. What was the pro… — Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth,… · tree and pragmatics description: Mate, the twins were gutted when they saw that hut. What was the problem with it? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1188 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth, part 54: the twins run off, reach a shut hut, and overhear swallows talking about a queen and a crystal cradle» of the books course of Mova's primary sch --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1188-pg3027-part54/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/) / [Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1188-pg3027-part54/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth, part 54: the twins r… Mate, the twins were gutted when they saw that hut. What was the problem with it? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** twins, problem · **What happens:** gut, see, be · **To what, where:** twins, hut This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1188 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth, part 54: the twins run off, reach a shut hut, and overhear swallows talking about a queen and a crystal cradle» 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/1188-pg3027-part54/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mate, the twins were gutted when they saw that hut. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:t4:1 # text = Mate, the twins were gutted when they saw that hut. 1 Mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 twins twin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 gutted gut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 9 advmod _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 10 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 det _ _ 11 hut hut NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **gut** | past · passive | | the twins | | | | Mate *vocative* | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source | | 2 | **see** | past | twins *= twin* | that hut | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hut=Stimulus | 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. *Sentence 2:* What was the problem with it? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:t4:2 # text = What was the problem with it? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 problem problem NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the problem with Mate | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} the walls were covered in thick ivy and moss ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:t4:o1:1 # text = the walls were covered in thick ivy and moss 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 covered cover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 thick thick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 ivy ivy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 moss moss NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cover** | past · passive | | the walls | | | | in thick ivy and moss | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in ivy=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} the roof had fallen ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:t4:o2:1 # text = the roof had fallen 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 roof roof NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 fallen fall VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall** | past · perfect | the roof | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} the window was broken ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:t4:o3:1 # text = the window was broken 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | past · passive | | the window | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} the door was shut ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:t4:o4:1 # text = the door was shut 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 shut shut ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the door | | | | | shut *property* | tree rules | **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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