--- title: Was she gonna let the lad get his head chopped off? — Tales of the Punjab, Nur Mahomed and t… · tree and pragmatics description: Was she gonna let the lad get his head chopped off? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1255 «Tales of the Punjab, Nur Mahomed and the Princess, part 56: the princess swaps a letter and a wedding is ordered» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1255-pg3282-part56/t9/) [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/) / [Tales of the Punjab, Nur Mahomed and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1255-pg3282-part56/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Tales of the Punjab, Nur Mahomed and the Princess, part 56… Was she gonna let the lad get his head chopped off? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** she, head · **What happens:** be, get, chop off This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1255 «Tales of the Punjab, Nur Mahomed and the Princess, part 56: the princess swaps a letter and a wedding is ordered» 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/1255-pg3282-part56/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1255-pg3282-part56:t9:1 # text = Was she gonna let the lad get his head chopped off? 1 Was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 2 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 gonna gonna X FW Foreign=Yes 4 dep _ _ 4 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 chopped chop VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 11 off off ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | she | | | | | let *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | infinitive | she *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **chop off** | past | his head | | | | | | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} No way, she wanted a plan ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1255-pg3282-part56:t9:o1:1 # text = No way, she wanted a plan 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | she | no way | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plan=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nah, she just watched him go ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1255-pg3282-part56:t9:o2:1 # text = Nah, she just watched him go 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 just just ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 watched watch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **watch** | past | she | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **go** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Yes, she let it happen ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1255-pg3282-part56:t9:o3:1 # text = Yes, she let it happen 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 let let VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | past | she | it | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **happen** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} No way, she immediately ran to tell her father the whole story ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1255-pg3282-part56:t9:o4:1 # text = No way, she immediately ran to tell her father the whole story 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 iobj _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run** | past | she | no way | | | | immediately *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the whole story | her father | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent father=Recipient story=Topic | **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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