--- title: Ngl, why was the prince stuck as a bear? — Household Stories, Snow-White and Rose… · tree and pragmatics description: Ngl, why was the prince stuck as a bear? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 126 «Household Stories, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 29: the dwarf is snagged three times, and the bear becomes a prince» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/126-pg11027-part29/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/) / [Household Stories, Snow-White and Rose…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/126-pg11027-part29/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Household Stories, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 29: the d… Ngl, why was the prince stuck as a bear? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ngl · **What happens:** be, stick · **To what, where:** prince This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 126 «Household Stories, Snow-White and Rose-Red, part 29: the dwarf is snagged three times, and the bear becomes a prince» 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/126-pg11027-part29/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:126-pg11027-part29:t12:1 # text = Ngl, why was the prince stuck as a bear? 1 Ngl Ngl PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 1 advmod _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 stuck stick VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | Ngl | the prince | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **stick** | participle | | the prince *not said here* | | | | as a bear | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He angered a dwarf at the market and was turned into a bear for years ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:126-pg11027-part29:t12:o1:1 # text = He angered a dwarf at the market and was turned into a bear for years 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 angered anger VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 dwarf dwarf ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 obj _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 market market NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 11 into into ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **anger** | past | He | a dwarf | | the market | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dwarf=Experiencer | | 2 | **turn** | past · passive | He *not said here* | | | a bear | year | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: into bear=Trajectory | ### Option 2 {#o2} A wicked dwarf who wanted his kingdom enchanted him long ago ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:126-pg11027-part29:t12:o2:1 # text = A wicked dwarf who wanted his kingdom enchanted him long ago 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 wicked wicked ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 dwarf dwarf NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 enchanted enchant VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 11 advmod _ _ 11 ago ago ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | a wicked dwarf | dwarf's kingdom | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot kingdom=Theme | | 2 | **enchant** | past | a wicked dwarf | him *= he* | | | | ago *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} A dwarf enchanted him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:126-pg11027-part29:t12:o3:1 # text = A dwarf enchanted him 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dwarf dwarf NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 enchanted enchant VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enchant** | past | a dwarf | him *= he* | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} A fairy cursed him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:126-pg11027-part29:t12:o4:1 # text = A fairy cursed him 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fairy fairy NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 cursed curse VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **curse** | participle | a fairy *not said here* | fairy | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=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; 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