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title: bruv the Prince was proper sobbing when that cat asked him to chop h… — Fairy Tales, The White Cat: the Prince… · tree and pragmatics
description: bruv the Prince was proper sobbing when that cat asked him to chop her head off, so what did he offer instead Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1453 «Fairy Tales, The White Cat: the Prince cuts off the cat's head and the spell breaks» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 1 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The White Cat: the Prince cuts off the cat's…

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bruv the Prince was proper sobbing when that cat asked him to chop her head off, so what did he offer instead

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bruv, cat, he · **What happens:** be, sob, ask, chop off, offer · **To what, where:** him, head

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1453 «Fairy Tales, The White Cat: the Prince cuts off the cat's head and the spell breaks» 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/1453-pg503-part40/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t1:1
# text = bruv the Prince was proper sobbing when that cat asked him to chop her head off, so what did he offer instead
1	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	sobbing	sob	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	chop	chop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	off	off	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
20	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	offer	offer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
23	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | bruv |  |  |  |  | proper *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sob** | gerund | bruv *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | that cat |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **chop off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | that cat *not said here* | cat's head |  |  |  | off *property* | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 5 | **offer** | past · do-support | he |  |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a gift of gold, plus some food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t1:o1:1
# text = a gift of gold, plus some food
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gift** |  |  | gold |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
anything else she wanted, like a proper task or a long journey with her dogs

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t1:o2:1
# text = anything else she wanted, like a proper task or a long journey with her dogs
1	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	compound	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
16	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
anything else she wanted, like a proper task, even a dangerous quest to the mountains

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t1:o3:1
# text = anything else she wanted, like a proper task, even a dangerous quest to the mountains
1	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | anything | a proper task and a dangerous quest to the mountains |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot task=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
anything else she wanted, like a proper task

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t1:o4:1
# text = anything else she wanted, like a proper task
1	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | anything |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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