--- title: The boy's quest, what's he after again? — d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Tr… · tree and pragmatics description: The boy's quest, what's he after again? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1189 «d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Truth, part 55: the boy takes the white bird from the aviary, the enchanted water frees the captives, and the courtiers plot against the bird» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1189-pg3027-part55/t12/) [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's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Tr…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1189-pg3027-part55/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Truth, part 55: the bo… The boy's quest, what's he after again? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** quest This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1189 «d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Truth, part 55: the boy takes the white bird from the aviary, the enchanted water frees the captives, and the courtiers plot against the bird» 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/1189-pg3027-part55/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:t12:1 # text = The boy's quest, what's he after again? 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 quest quest NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 after after ADP IN _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 10 again again ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **quest** | | the boy | | | | | | nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent | 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} Finding the Bird of Truth from the desert, then bringing her back to the king, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:t12:o1:1 # text = Finding the Bird of Truth from the desert, then bringing her back to the king, innit 1 Finding find VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Bird Bird PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Truth Truth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 desert desert NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 11 advmod _ _ 11 bringing bring VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 conj _ _ 12 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | gerund | | the Bird of Truth | | the desert | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bird=Theme from desert=Source | | 2 | **bring** | gerund | | Truth's back | the king and innit | | then | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent back=Theme to king=Destination | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} The Bird of Truth, innit, the one that the king wants to see ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:t12:o2:1 # text = The Bird of Truth, innit, the one that the king wants to see 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Truth Truth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 6 innit innit INTJ UH _ 9 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 obj _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | the king | the one | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the one *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} The owl's wise word, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:t12:o3:1 # text = The owl's wise word, mate 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 owl owl NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **word** | | the owl | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The Bird of Truth, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:t12:o4:1 # text = The Bird of Truth, innit 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Truth Truth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 6 innit innit INTJ UH _ 2 discourse _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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