--- title: Did the young fella chat with the spinning women or what? — More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing… · tree and pragmatics description: Did the young fella chat with the spinning women or what? Test 5 · ★ 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 tree and p --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1334-pg3454-part59/t5/) [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/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three sil… Did the young fella chat with the spinning women or what? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do, spin · **To what, where:** young fella chat This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t5:1 # text = Did the young fella chat with the spinning women or what? 1 Did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 4 fella fella NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 chat chat NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 spinning spin VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 amod _ _ 9 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | | the young fella chat | | | | with the spinning women | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chat=Eventuality | | 2 | **spin** | gerund | | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | 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} Yeah, he went right up to them and asked them if the town was a good place to live, proper. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t5:o1:1 # text = Yeah, he went right up to them and asked them if the town was a good place to live, proper. 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 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 right right ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 up up ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 if if SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 ccomp _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 proper properly ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | he | | | | | up them *= they*; right *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme up they=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he *not said here* | | them *= they* | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | | 3 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the town | a good place | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **live** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | | | properly *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yeah, he asked them about the town and that. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t5:o2:1 # text = Yeah, he asked them about the town and that. 1 Yeah yeah 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 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he | | them *= they* | | | about the town that | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent they=Recipient about town=Topic | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Yeah, he asked them if the town was a good place to live ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t5:o3:1 # text = Yeah, he asked them if the town was a good place to live 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 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 if if SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he | | them *= they* | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | | 2 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the town | a good place | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **live** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nah, he asked them where the ring was kept. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:t5:o4:1 # text = Nah, he asked them where the ring was kept. 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 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 10 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he | | them *= they* | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | | 2 | **keep** | past · passive | | the ring | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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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