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title: Was the King a bit of a grump about her then? — The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-… · tree and pragmatics
description: Was the King a bit of a grump about her then? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1556 «The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-Stalk, part 53: Cabbage-Stalk becomes Sunbeam, and a sleepy princess meets a shepherd» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 11 · ★ · The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-Stalk, part 53: Cabb…

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Was the King a bit of a grump about her then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** King

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1556 «The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-Stalk, part 53: Cabbage-Stalk becomes Sunbeam, and a sleepy princess meets a shepherd» 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/1556-pg540-part53/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:t11:1
# text = Was the King a bit of a grump about her then?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grump	grump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	conj	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the King |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was really angry and shut her in the tower until she agreed to marry anyone

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:t11:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he was really angry and shut her in the tower until she agreed to marry anyone
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	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  | the tower |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he was just a bit tired, told her to go to bed early and forget the whole thing

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:t11:o2:1
# text = Nah, he was just a bit tired, told her to go to bed early and forget the whole thing
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; tired *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | he *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  | bed |  | early *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **forget** | infinitive | he *not said here* | the whole thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he was dead happy, gave her a crown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:t11:o3:1
# text = Nah, he was dead happy, gave her a crown
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	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	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | he *not said here* | a crown | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient crown=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was proper cross, told her to stay put

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:t11:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he was proper cross, told her to stay put
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	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	put	put	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | proper cross |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | proper cross |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | proper cross *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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