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title: that bird was sayin' blood is in the shoe, what even?! — Tales from the Fjeld, Kari Woodengown:… · tree and pragmatics
description: that bird was sayin' blood is in the shoe, what even?! Test 6 · ★ of lesson 1550 «Tales from the Fjeld, Kari Woodengown: the golden shoe and the wedding» 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 right.
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# Test 6 · ★ · Tales from the Fjeld, Kari Woodengown: the golden shoe and…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
that bird was sayin' blood is in the shoe, what even?!

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bird · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** shoe

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 1550 «Tales from the Fjeld, Kari Woodengown: the golden shoe and the wedding» 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/1550-pg540-part47/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:t6:1
# text = that bird was sayin' blood is in the shoe, what even?!
1	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	sayin	sayin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nmod	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?!	?!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that bird |  |  | the shoe |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The bird was right, blood was trickling from the shoe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:t6:o1:1
# text = The bird was right, blood was trickling from the shoe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	trickling	trickle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bird |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **trickle** | past · progressive | blood |  |  | the shoe |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from shoe=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bird was right, the shoe was full of tar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:t6:o2:1
# text = The bird was right, the shoe was full of tar
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	tar	tar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bird |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the shoe |  |  |  |  | of tar; full *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bird was right, for blood was trickling from the shoe that her stepmother had cut

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:t6:o3:1
# text = The bird was right, for blood was trickling from the shoe that her stepmother had cut
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	trickling	trickle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bird |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **trickle** | past · progressive | blood |  |  | the shoe |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from shoe=Source |
| 3 | **cut** | past · perfect · passive |  | bird's stepmother |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bird was right, blood was trickling from the shoe and staining the Prince's floor

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:t6:o4:1
# text = The bird was right, blood was trickling from the shoe and staining the Prince's floor
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	trickling	trickle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	staining	stain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bird |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **trickle** | past · progressive | blood |  |  | the shoe |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from shoe=Source |
| 3 | **stain** | gerund | blood *not said here* | the Prince's floor |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent floor=Destination |

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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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