--- title: Ngl, did the King think he'd won the game? — Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duc… · tree and pragmatics description: Ngl, did the King think he'd won the game? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1551 «Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duck calls on his friends to get back what the King owes him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1551-pg540-part48/t12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duc…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1551-pg540-part48/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duck calls on his frien… Ngl, did the King think he'd won the game? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ngl · **What happens:** do, win · **To what, where:** King think, game This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1551 «Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duck calls on his friends to get back what the King owes him» 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/1551-pg540-part48/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:t12:1 # text = Ngl, did the King think he'd won the game? 1 Ngl Ngl PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 think think NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 'd have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 won win VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 acl:relcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | Ngl | the King think | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent think=Eventuality | | 2 | **win** | past · perfect | Ngl | the game | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality | 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} Yeah, he reckoned he was winning ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:t12:o1:1 # text = Yeah, he reckoned he was winning 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 reckoned reckon VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 winning win VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reckon** | past | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **win** | past · progressive | he | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yeah, he thought he'd won the whole game and was already celebrating, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:t12:o2:1 # text = Yeah, he thought he'd won the whole game and was already celebrating, mate 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 won won VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 13 already already ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 celebrating celebrate VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 vocative _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **won** | would | he | the whole game | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **celebrate** | past · progressive | he *not said here* | | | | | mate *vocative* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yeah, he was so sure he'd won that he started counting his gold coins, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:t12:o3:1 # text = Yeah, he was so sure he'd won that he started counting his gold coins, mate 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 'd have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 won win VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 ccomp _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 started start VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 13 counting count VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 xcomp _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 15 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 coins coin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | he | | | | | sure *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **win** | past · perfect | he | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **start** | past | he | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **count** | gerund | he *not said here* | his gold coins | | | | | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Theme | | 5 | **coin** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Yeah, he thought he was dead sure ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:t12:o4:1 # text = Yeah, he thought he was dead sure 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | he | | | | | sure *property* | tree rules | **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. 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