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title: lowkey, why did he kiss the sleeping princess? — Gutenberg 3282, The Sister of the Sun,… · tree and pragmatics
description: lowkey, why did he kiss the sleeping princess? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1237 «Gutenberg 3282, The Sister of the Sun, part 38: the boy steals a golden hen, but keeps going back into the palace, and the fox rescues the princess from the giants» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depend
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# Test 4 · ★ · Gutenberg 3282, The Sister of the Sun, part 38: the boy st…

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lowkey, why did he kiss the sleeping princess?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** lowkey · **What happens:** kiss · **To what, where:** sleeping princess

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1237 «Gutenberg 3282, The Sister of the Sun, part 38: the boy steals a golden hen, but keeps going back into the palace, and the fox rescues the princess from the giants» 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/1237-pg3282-part38/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1237-pg3282-part38:t4:1
# text = lowkey, why did he kiss the sleeping princess?
1	lowkey	lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kiss	kiss	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kiss** | past · do-support | lowkey | the sleeping princess |  |  |  | lowkey *vocative* | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Co-Agent |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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cause the fox told him that's how you wake a princess up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1237-pg3282-part38:t4:o1:1
# text = cause the fox told him that's how you wake a princess up
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the fox |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **wake up** | present | you | a princess |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent princess=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause he was like, I'll never kiss someone that gorgeous again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1237-pg3282-part38:t4:o2:1
# text = cause he was like, I'll never kiss someone that gorgeous again
1	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	kiss	kiss	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl:relcl	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gorgeous	gorgeous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | he | cause *not said here* |  |  | again | kiss *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause the star on her forehead glowed so bright he thought it was a sign to kiss her right then and there, so he did it

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1237-pg3282-part38:t4:o3:1
# text = cause the star on her forehead glowed so bright he thought it was a sign to kiss her right then and there, so he did it
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	forehead	forehead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	glowed	glow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
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	9	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	ccomp	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	kiss	kiss	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	right	right	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	so	so	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | imperative | you *not said here* | the star |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition star=Patient |
| 2 | **glow** | past | her forehead |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past | forehead |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | past | star | a sign |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **kiss** | to-infinitive | forehead *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | then |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent |
| 6 | **do** | past | forehead | star |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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cause he was like, she's the prettiest girl in the whole kingdom and he needed one kiss before the giants came back

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1237-pg3282-part38:t4:o4:1
# text = cause he was like, she's the prettiest girl in the whole kingdom and he needed one kiss before the giants came back
1	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	prettiest	pretty	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	kiss	kiss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	before	before	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	giants	giant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
23	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
24	back	back	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | the cause prettiest girl |  | the whole kingdom |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | past | he | one kiss |  |  | before the giants |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot kiss=Theme |
| 3 | **come back** | past | the cause prettiest girl |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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