--- title: Mate, did the first wife really tell her hubby he was brown bread? — More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing… · tree and pragmatics description: Mate, did the first wife really tell her hubby he was brown bread? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1334 «More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three silly husbands are tricked by clever wives, and one of them runs naked to a burial» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1334-pg3454-part59/t1/) [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/) / [More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1334-pg3454-part59/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★ · More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three sil… Mate, did the first wife really tell her hubby he was brown bread? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** first wife, he · **What happens:** tell, be · **To what, where:** hubby, brown bread · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1334 «More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three silly husbands are tricked by clever wives, and one of them runs naked to a burial» 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/1334-pg3454-part59/#t1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t1:1 # text = Mate, did the first wife really tell her hubby he was brown bread? 1 Mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 6 amod _ _ 6 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 really really ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 hubby hubby NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 13 brown brown ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 bread bread NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the first wife | wife's hubby | | | | Mate *vocative* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent hubby=Recipient | | 2 | **is a** | past | he | brown bread | | | | | tree rules | 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} Nah, she said he was sick. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t1:o1:1 # text = Nah, she said he was sick. 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 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 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 sick sick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | he | | | | | sick *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Yeah, she said he was dead and he just lay there like a stiff ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t1:o2:1 # text = Yeah, she said he was dead and he just lay there like a stiff 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 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 just just ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 11 advmod _ _ 13 like like ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 stiff stiff ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | he | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **lie** | past | he | | | there | | like a stiff | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yeah, she told him he was ill, and he just went to bed. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t1:o3:1 # text = Yeah, she told him he was ill, and he just went to bed. 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 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 told tell 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 iobj _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 just just ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | she | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | past | he | | | | | ill *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **go** | past | he | | | bed | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nah, she said he was fine and he just got up and left. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t1:o4:1 # text = Nah, she said he was fine and he just got up and left. 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 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 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 just just ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 up up ADP RP _ 11 compound:prt _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | he | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **get up** | past | he | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **leave** | participle | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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