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title: Did the queen's cat really have a kitten, or was it just a story? — Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reind… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the queen's cat really have a kitten, or was it just a story? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1244 «Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks the Lapp, the fish and the asp» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 8 · ★ · Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Did the queen's cat really have a kitten, or was it just a story?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kitten · **What happens:** do, have, be · **To what, where:** cat, kitten, story

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1244 «Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks the Lapp, the fish and the asp» 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/1244-pg3282-part45/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t8:1
# text = Did the queen's cat really have a kitten, or was it just a story?
1	Did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the queen's cat |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Eventuality |
| 2 | **have** | present |  | a kitten |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | past | kitten | a story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat had a kitten, but the queen had no baby girl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t8:o1:1
# text = The cat had a kitten, but the queen had no baby girl
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
12	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the cat | a kitten |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | the queen | no baby girl |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent girl=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat was a witch and the kitten was a fairy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t8:o2:1
# text = The cat was a witch and the kitten was a fairy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cat | a witch and a fairy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the kitten | a fairy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat had a kitten, and the queen had the baby girl, who was then taken to the forest by the fairy as a gift

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t8:o3:1
# text = The cat had a kitten, and the queen had the baby girl, who was then taken to the forest by the fairy as a gift
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	by	by	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
25	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the cat | a kitten |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | the queen | the baby girl |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent girl=Patient |
| 3 | **take** | past · passive | the fairy | the baby girl |  | the forest | then | as a gift | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to forest=Destination |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat had a kitten, and the queen had the baby girl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t8:o4:1
# text = The cat had a kitten, and the queen had the baby girl
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the cat | a kitten |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | the queen | the baby girl |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent girl=Patient |

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