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title: why did the maid end up riding the horse? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: why did the maid end up riding the horse? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1475 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road to the wedding, the maid takes the princess's place» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 10 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road t…

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why did the maid end up riding the horse?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** ride · **To what, where:** horse

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1475 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road to the wedding, the maid takes the princess's place» 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/1475-pg503-part62/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:t10:1
# text = why did the maid end up riding the horse?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	riding	ride	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | present |  | the horse |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=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 -->
cause she'd stolen the princess's place and made her swap and then she rode it all the way, mate

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:t10:o1:1
# text = cause she'd stolen the princess's place and made her swap and then she rode it all the way, mate
1	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	swap	swap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past · perfect | cause | the princess's place |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location place=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | cause | cause's swap |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset swap=Product |
| 3 | **ride** | past | cause | swap |  |  | then | all way and mate *obl* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent it=Location |
| 4 | **swap** |  | cause |  |  |  |  |  | nom swap «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
because she'd tricked the princess into swapping, then bossed her about and rode the horse to the palace

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:t10:o2:1
# text = because she'd tricked the princess into swapping, then bossed her about and rode the horse to the palace
1	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	tricked	trick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	swapping	swapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	bossed	boss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | past · perfect | she | the princess |  |  |  | into swapping *result* | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent princess=Patient into swapping=Result |
| 2 | **boss** | past |  |  | princess |  | then | about *property* | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **ride** | past |  | the horse |  | the palace |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent horse=Theme to palace=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
because the princess lent her the horse for a day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:t10:o3:1
# text = because the princess lent her the horse for a day
1	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lent	lend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lend** | past | the princess | the horse | her *= she* |  | day |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient horse=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause she'd stolen the princess's place and made her swap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:t10:o4:1
# text = cause she'd stolen the princess's place and made her swap
1	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	swap	swap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past · perfect | cause | the princess's place |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location place=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | cause | cause's swap |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset swap=Product |
| 3 | **swap** |  | cause |  |  |  |  |  | nom swap «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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