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title: did the youngest princess grass on the sisters? — Red Fairy Book, The Star Gazer · tree and pragmatics
description: did the youngest princess grass on the sisters? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1506 «Red Fairy Book, The Star Gazer» 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 4 · ★ · Red Fairy Book, The Star Gazer

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did the youngest princess grass on the sisters?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** youngest princess grass

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1506 «Red Fairy Book, The Star Gazer» 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/1506-pg540-part3/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1506-pg540-part3:t4:1
# text = did the youngest princess grass on the sisters?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
4	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the youngest princess grass |  |  |  | on the sisters | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Eventuality |

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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}

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nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1506-pg540-part3:t4:o1:1
# text = nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | would | she |  | dad |  |  | about the shoes | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient about shoe=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes and the holes in them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1506-pg540-part3:t4:o2:1
# text = nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes and the holes in them
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | would | she |  | dad |  |  | about the shoes and the holes; in holes *= hole* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient about shoe=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes and the sisters' secret plan

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1506-pg540-part3:t4:o3:1
# text = nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes and the sisters' secret plan
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | would | she |  | dad |  |  | about the shoes | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient about shoe=Topic |
| 3 | **plan** |  | the sisters |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she threatened to tell the king about the cup

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1506-pg540-part3:t4:o4:1
# text = yeah, she threatened to tell the king about the cup
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **threaten** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  | the king |  |  | about the cup | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent king=Recipient about cup=Topic |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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