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title: Wait, so Delicia was just chilling in the poultry-yard in a crown? — d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Per… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, so Delicia was just chilling in the poultry-yard in a crown? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1540 «d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the Wicked King's ruin and Grumbly's crown-filled casks» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 2 · ★ · d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait, so Delicia was just chilling in the poultry-yard in a crown?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Delicia · **What happens:** wait, chill · **To what, where:** crown

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1540 «d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the Wicked King's ruin and Grumbly's crown-filled casks» 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/1540-pg540-part37/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:t2:1
# text = Wait, so Delicia was just chilling in the poultry-yard in a crown?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	Delicia	Delicia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	chilling	chill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	poultry	poultry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **chill** | past · progressive | Delicia |  |  | a crown |  | in the poultry yard | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she sat with the turkeys all day in a massive golden crown with diamonds, and the Duchess had her cleaning feathers off the floor for years.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:t2:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she sat with the turkeys all day in a massive golden crown with diamonds, and the Duchess had her cleaning feathers off the floor for years.
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	turkeys	turkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
22	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
25	off	off	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | she |  |  | a massive golden crown with diamonds | day | with the turkeys | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in crown=Location |
| 2 | **have** | past | the Duchess | Duchess's cleaning feathers |  |  | year | off the floor | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, fam, dressed like a queen with diamonds, proper bling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:t2:o2:1
# text = Yeah, fam, dressed like a queen with diamonds, proper bling
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	bling	bling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | participle |  | fam and proper bling *not said here* |  |  |  | like a queen with diamonds | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she was in the cellar with the casks and the Duchess, with a thousand crowns and loads of rubbish jewels, proper dodgy scenes all round.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:t2:o3:1
# text = Nah, she was in the cellar with the casks and the Duchess, with a thousand crowns and loads of rubbish jewels, proper dodgy scenes all round.
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	casks	cask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
26	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	scenes	scene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
28	all	all	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	round	round	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  | the cellar |  | with the casks and the Duchess and thousand crowns and loads of rubbish jewels and proper dodgy scenes | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she was in the palace in a silk dress, proper posh.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:t2:o4:1
# text = Nah, she was in the palace in a silk dress, proper posh.
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  | the palace |  | in a silk dress | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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