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title: So what's the mission, like a proper quest? — Blue Fairy Book, Jack and the Beanstal… · tree and pragmatics
description: So what's the mission, like a proper quest? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1535 «Blue Fairy Book, Jack and the Beanstalk, part 1: Jack trades the cow for magic beans» 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 wr
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# Test 10 · ★ · Blue Fairy Book, Jack and the Beanstalk, part 1: Jack trad…

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So what's the mission, like a proper quest?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** mission

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1535 «Blue Fairy Book, Jack and the Beanstalk, part 1: Jack trades the cow for magic beans» 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/1535-pg540-part32/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1535-pg540-part32:t10:1
# text = So what's the mission, like a proper quest?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mission	mission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the mission and a proper quest |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Go up the beanstalk, grab the golden-egg hen, and take the talking harp too

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1535-pg540-part32:t10:o1:1
# text = Go up the beanstalk, grab the golden-egg hen, and take the talking harp too
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beanstalk	beanstalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	grab	grab	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	too	too	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the beanstalk |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient beanstalk=Extent |
| 2 | **grab** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the golden egg hen |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hen=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive |  | the talking harp |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harp=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Get the golden-egg hen and talking harp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1535-pg540-part32:t10:o2:1
# text = Get the golden-egg hen and talking harp
1	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | imperative | you *not said here* | the egg hen |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hen=Stimulus |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | you *not said here* | harp |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent harp=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Steal a golden sword and a magic goose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1535-pg540-part32:t10:o3:1
# text = Steal a golden sword and a magic goose
1	Steal	steal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | imperative | you *not said here* | a golden sword and a magic goose |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sword=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Get the golden-egg hen and the talking harp back from the giant's castle right away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1535-pg540-part32:t10:o4:1
# text = Get the golden-egg hen and the talking harp back from the giant's castle right away
1	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
17	right	right	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | imperative | you *not said here* | the golden egg hen and the talking harp |  | the giant's castle |  | away *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent hen=Theme from castle=Source |

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