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title: Was the foster-brother a good dude or a sketchy one? — Fairy Tales, Prince Darling, part 65:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Was the foster-brother a good dude or a sketchy one? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 1478 «Fairy Tales, Prince Darling, part 65: Darling kicks his dog, is pricked by the ring, and Celia vanishes from her locked room» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 7 · ★ · Fairy Tales, Prince Darling, part 65: Darling kicks his do…

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Was the foster-brother a good dude or a sketchy one?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** foster brother

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1478 «Fairy Tales, Prince Darling, part 65: Darling kicks his dog, is pricked by the ring, and Celia vanishes from her locked room» 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/1478-pg503-part65/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1478-pg503-part65:t7:1
# text = Was the foster-brother a good dude or a sketchy one?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the foster brother |  |  |  |  | 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}

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Super sketchy, he kept whispering evil plans to the prince and laughing at the ring's warnings

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1478-pg503-part65:t7:o1:1
# text = Super sketchy, he kept whispering evil plans to the prince and laughing at the ring's warnings
1	Super	super	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	whispering	whisper	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	warnings	warning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | gerund | he *not said here* | evil plans | the prince |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent plan=Topic to prince=Recipient |
| 3 | **laugh** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the ring's warnings |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **warn** |  |  | the ring |  |  |  |  | nom warning «communication transitive»: poss=patient |

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

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Sketchy, he gave super bad advice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1478-pg503-part65:t7:o2:1
# text = Sketchy, he gave super bad advice
1	Sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	super	super	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Sketchy, he was raised with the prince and then gave him super bad advice about everything he did

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1478-pg503-part65:t7:o3:1
# text = Sketchy, he was raised with the prince and then gave him super bad advice about everything he did
1	Sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	iobj	_	_
13	super	super	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	15	nmod	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | with the prince | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with prince=Instrument |
| 2 | **give** | past |  | bad advice | him *= he* |  | then | about everything | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient advice=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Sketchy, he always gave bad tips

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1478-pg503-part65:t7:o4:1
# text = Sketchy, he always gave bad tips
1	Sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tips	tip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | he | bad tips |  |  |  | always *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tip=Theme |

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