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title: Did the king just chill and let him talk? — Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prin… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the king just chill and let him talk? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1280 «Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned youth wins a strange marriage and proves he is the king's true son» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 3 · ★ · Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned yout…

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Did the king just chill and let him talk?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** chill, let, talk · **To what, where:** king

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1280 «Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned youth wins a strange marriage and proves he is the king's true son» 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/1280-pg3454-part5/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:t3:1
# text = Did the king just chill and let him talk?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	chill	chill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chill** | past · do-support | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | the king *not said here* | king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive | king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=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 {#o1}

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Nah, he flew off the handle and shouted that the lad was a liar and a traitor and dragged him out the hall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:t3:o1:1
# text = Nah, he flew off the handle and shouted that the lad was a liar and a traitor and dragged him out the hall
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	liar	liar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	traitor	traitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly off** | past | he | the handle |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location handle=Theme |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the lad | a liar and a traitor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **drag out** | past | he *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he told the guards to grab him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:t3:o2:1
# text = Nah, he told the guards to grab him
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	iobj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | he |  | the guards |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent guard=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **grab** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he wanted him locked up straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:t3:o3:1
# text = Nah, he wanted him locked up straight away
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	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	obj	_	_
6	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lock up** *not said to happen* | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he listened for a bit, then he flipped

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:t3:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he listened for a bit, then he flipped
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	flipped	flip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | he |  |  |  |  | for a bit | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for bit=Theme |
| 2 | **flip** | past | he |  |  |  | then |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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