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title: bro, why did the fairies turn her into a cat in the first place, be… — Fairy Tales, The White Cat: the Prince… · tree and pragmatics
description: bro, why did the fairies turn her into a cat in the first place, be honest Test 9 · ★ 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 pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 9 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The White Cat: the Prince cuts off the cat's…

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bro, why did the fairies turn her into a cat in the first place, be honest

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fairies, you · **What happens:** turn, be · **To what, where:** her

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t9:1
# text = bro, why did the fairies turn her into a cat in the first place, be honest
1	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fairies	fairy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	amod	_	_
15	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
18	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past · do-support | the fairies | her *= she* |  |  |  | into a cat in the first place *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent she=Theme into cat=Result |
| 2 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bro *vocative*; honest *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
she refused to wed the king of the dwarfs, and she mocked the fairy at the feast

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t9:o1:1
# text = she refused to wed the king of the dwarfs, and she mocked the fairy at the feast
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wed	wed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	mocked	mock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **wed** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the king of the dwarfs |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient |
| 3 | **mock** | past | she | the fairy |  | the feast |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fairy=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she refused to wed the king of the dwarfs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t9:o2:1
# text = she refused to wed the king of the dwarfs
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wed	wed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **wed** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the king of the dwarfs |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she refused to wed the king of the dwarfs after her father had already signed the deal

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t9:o3:1
# text = she refused to wed the king of the dwarfs after her father had already signed the deal
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wed	wed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	already	already	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	signed	sign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **wed** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the king of the dwarfs |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient |
| 3 | **sign** | past · perfect | her father | the deal |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent deal=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she turned down the dwarf's proposal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1453-pg503-part40:t9:o4:1
# text = she turned down the dwarf's proposal
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	proposal	proposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn down** | past | she | the dwarf's proposal |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proposal=Theme |
| 2 | **propose** |  | the dwarf |  |  |  |  |  | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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