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# Test 6 · ★ · Perseus book, The Terrible Head, part 44: the boy wins the…

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Seriously though, what's the sword's blade made of, is it actually diamond?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** diamond, blade · **What happens:** be, make · **To what, where:** blade, diamond

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 1457 «Perseus book, The Terrible Head, part 44: the boy wins the Cap, Sword and Shoes on his quest» 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/1457-pg503-part44/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1457-pg503-part44:t6:1
# text = Seriously though, what's the sword's blade made of, is it actually diamond?
1	Seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	though	though	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	diamond	diamond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | diamond | the sword's blade |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | the sword's blade *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the sword's blade | diamond |  |  |  | actually, though *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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, a diamond blade, proper flashy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1457-pg503-part44:t6:o1:1
# text = Yeah, a diamond blade, proper flashy
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	diamond	diamond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	flashy	flashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, a diamond blade, forged by the fairy smiths in the hills and it never gets dull no matter what you cut

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1457-pg503-part44:t6:o2:1
# text = Yeah, a diamond blade, forged by the fairy smiths in the hills and it never gets dull no matter what you cut
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	diamond	diamond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	forged	forge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	fairy	fairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	smiths	smith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
19	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
21	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	obj	_	_
23	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	cut	cut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forge** | participle |  | a diamond blade *not said here* |  |  |  | by the fairy smiths in the hills | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by smith=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **get** | present | blade | no dull matter |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer matter=Stimulus |
| 3 | **cut** | present | you | no dull matter |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, a silver blade, proper shiny

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1457-pg503-part44:t6:o3:1
# text = Yeah, a silver blade, proper shiny
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it's a proper diamond blade, cut right through stone and everything, proper flashy and sharp

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1457-pg503-part44:t6:o4:1
# text = Yeah, it's a proper diamond blade, cut right through stone and everything, proper flashy and sharp
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	diamond	diamond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
11	right	right	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	flashy	flashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a proper diamond blade |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | a proper diamond blade *not said here* |  |  |  | through stone | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through stone=Patient |

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