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title: lmao what did the boy yell at the king? — Blue Fairy Book, Perseus: the Terrible… · tree and pragmatics
description: lmao what did the boy yell at the king? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1458 «Blue Fairy Book, Perseus: the Terrible Head turns the wicked King to stone» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 10 · ★ · Blue Fairy Book, Perseus: the Terrible Head turns the wick…

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lmao what did the boy yell at the king?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** lmao, do, yell · **To what, where:** boy

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1458 «Blue Fairy Book, Perseus: the Terrible Head turns the wicked King to stone» 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/1458-pg503-part45/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1458-pg503-part45:t10:1
# text = lmao what did the boy yell at the king?
1	lmao	lmao	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	yell	yell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lmao** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | the boy |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Eventuality |
| 3 | **yell** *speech: express* | present |  |  |  |  |  | at the king | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at king=Stimulus |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"I swore to bring you the Head of the Gorgon, and here it is now"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1458-pg503-part45:t10:o1:1
# text = "I swore to bring you the Head of the Gorgon, and here it is now"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Gorgon	Gorgon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	ccomp	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	_	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the Head of the Gorgon | you |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent you=Destination head=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Head |  |  |  |  | now *property* | tree rules |

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

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"I swore to bring you the Terrible Head"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1458-pg503-part45:t10:o2:1
# text = "I swore to bring you the Terrible Head"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the Terrible Head | you |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent you=Destination head=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"You asked for it, so I swore to bring you the Terrible Head at last"

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1458-pg503-part45:t10:o3:1
# text = "You asked for it, so I swore to bring you the Terrible Head at last"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	Head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | You |  |  |  |  | for it | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **swear** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **bring** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the Terrible Head | you | last |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent you=Destination head=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I brought your gift, King, look here

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1458-pg503-part45:t10:o4:1
# text = I brought your gift, King, look here
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | I | your gift |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | here |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **gift** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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