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title: Was the princess properly gutted when the cat dipped? — Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa res… · tree and pragmatics
description: Was the princess properly gutted when the cat dipped? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1245 «Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa rescues Ingibjorg from the giant and claims her reward» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 5 · ★ · Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa rescues Ingibjorg from…

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Was the princess properly gutted when the cat dipped?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cat · **What happens:** be, gut, dip · **To what, where:** princess

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1245 «Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa rescues Ingibjorg from the giant and claims her reward» 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/1245-pg3282-part46/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t5:1
# text = Was the princess properly gutted when the cat dipped?
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	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	dipped	dip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the princess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gut** | participle · passive |  | the princess |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source |
| 3 | **dip** | participle | the cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she cried and wouldn't eat her dinner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t5:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she cried and wouldn't eat her dinner
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | would | she *not said here* | her dinner |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she wouldn't eat or drink or even look at her dresses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t5:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she wouldn't eat or drink or even look at her dresses
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	dresses	dress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | would | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at her dresses | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at dress=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she was cheerful and ate loads and tried on all her dresses every single day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t5:o3:1
# text = Nah, she was cheerful and ate loads and tried on all her dresses every single day
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det:predet	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	dresses	dress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
16	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | cheerful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | past | she *not said here* | loads |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient |
| 3 | **try** | past | she *not said here* |  |  | her dresses | day |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she just sat there sulking all day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t5:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she just sat there sulking all day
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
7	sulking	sulk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | she |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sulk** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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