--- title: Was the king well chuffed about the king's gift? — Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Si… · tree and pragmatics description: Was the king well chuffed about the king's gift? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1206 «Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas slays the dragon, the Simurgh spares him and the prince wins the king's trust» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1206-pg3282-part7/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/) / [Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Si…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1206-pg3282-part7/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas… Was the king well chuffed about the king's gift? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** be, chuff, gift · **To what, where:** king This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1206 «Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas slays the dragon, the Simurgh spares him and the prince wins the king's trust» 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/1206-pg3282-part7/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1206-pg3282-part7:t12:1 # text = Was the king well chuffed about the king's gift? 1 Was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 5 chuffed chuff VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 gift gift NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the king | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **chuff** | participle · passive | | the king | | | | about the king's gift; well *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **gift** | | the king | | | | | | nom gift «possession transitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yeah, he was buzzing and gave him a horse, a robe, and a seat at the table, proper generous ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1206-pg3282-part7:t12:o1:1 # text = Yeah, he was buzzing and gave him a horse, a robe, and a seat at the table, proper generous 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 buzzing buzz VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 iobj _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 robe robe NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 seat seat NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 18 at at ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 22 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 generous generous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buzz** | past · progressive | he | a seat at the table | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **give** | past | he *not said here* | a horse | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient horse=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nah, he was not chuffed at all, he thought the gift was stolen and had him locked up, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1206-pg3282-part7:t12:o2:1 # text = Nah, he was not chuffed at all, he thought the gift was stolen and had him locked up, mate 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 chuffed chuff VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 gift gift NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux:pass _ _ 15 stolen steal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 ccomp _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 18 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 locked lock VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 xcomp _ _ 20 up up ADP RP _ 19 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 vocative _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **chuff** | past · passive | | he | | all | | mate *vocative* | tree rules | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **steal** | past · passive | | the gift | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | | 4 | **have** | past | he *not said here* | gift | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **lock up** | participle | gift *not said here* | | | | | | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Yeah, he was buzzing, showered him with gifts ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1206-pg3282-part7:t12:o3:1 # text = Yeah, he was buzzing, showered him with gifts 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 buzzing buzz VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 showered shower VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 gifts gift NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buzz** | past · progressive | he | | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **shower** | past | | | him *= he* | | | with gifts | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with gift=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yeah, he was happy, gave him robes, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1206-pg3282-part7:t12:o4:1 # text = Yeah, he was happy, gave him robes, innit 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 iobj _ _ 9 robes robe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | he | | | | | happy *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **give** | past | he *not said here* | robes | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient robe=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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