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title: ok but why'd she stuff the mirror in her sleeve, bruh? — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Mirror of Ma… · tree and pragmatics
description: ok but why'd she stuff the mirror in her sleeve, bruh? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1362 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Mirror of Matsuyama, part 22: the father finds the mirror, and the stepmother begs pardon» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 2 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Mirror of Matsuyama, part 22: th…

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ok but why'd she stuff the mirror in her sleeve, bruh?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** she · **What happens:** stuff · **To what, where:** mirror, sleeve

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1362 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Mirror of Matsuyama, part 22: the father finds the mirror, and the stepmother begs pardon» 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/1362-pg4018-part22/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1362-pg4018-part22:t2:1
# text = ok but why'd she stuff the mirror in her sleeve, bruh?
1	ok	ok	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
2	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stuff	stuff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sleeve	sleeve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stuff** | would | she | the mirror |  | her sleeve |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mirror=Theme in sleeve=Destination |

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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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she was scared her dad would take it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1362-pg4018-part22:t2:o1:1
# text = she was scared her dad would take it
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | would | her dad | it |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she didn't wanna spill her mum's promise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1362-pg4018-part22:t2:o2:1
# text = she didn't wanna spill her mum's promise
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	spill	spill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **spill** | past · do-support | she | her mum's promise |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location promise=Theme |
| 2 | **promise** |  | her mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bc her stepmom kept snooping through her stuff and she didn't want her finding the mirror at all

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1362-pg4018-part22:t2:o3:1
# text = bc her stepmom kept snooping through her stuff and she didn't want her finding the mirror at all
1	bc	BC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	stepmom	stepmom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	snooping	snoop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | her bc stepmom |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **snoop** | gerund | her bc stepmom *not said here* |  |  |  |  | through stepmom's stuff | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through stuff=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **want** | past · do-support | stepmom | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **find** *not said to happen* | gerund | her *= she* *not said here* | the mirror |  | all |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent mirror=Theme at all=Asset |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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cuz she thought her dad would laugh at her for believing in mum's promise and throw the whole thing away

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1362-pg4018-part22:t2:o4:1
# text = cuz she thought her dad would laugh at her for believing in mum's promise and throw the whole thing away
1	cuz	cuz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	throw	throw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	away	away	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | cuz |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **laugh** | would | cuz's dad |  |  |  |  | at cuz | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **believe** | gerund | cuz's dad *not said here* |  |  | mum's promise |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **throw** | infinitive | cuz's dad *not said here* | the whole thing |  |  |  | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 5 | **promise** |  | mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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