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description: why did she break her pitcher though, did she just get mad at her face? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1564 «Orange Fairy Book, Prince Désiré and Princess Zizi, part 61: the last orange holds a thirsty canary, then Titty comes to the well» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Test 5 · ★ · Orange Fairy Book, Prince Désiré and Princess Zizi, part 6…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
why did she break her pitcher though, did she just get mad at her face?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** she · **What happens:** break, do, get · **To what, where:** pitcher

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1564 «Orange Fairy Book, Prince Désiré and Princess Zizi, part 61: the last orange holds a thirsty canary, then Titty comes to the well» 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/1564-pg540-part61/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:t5:1
# text = why did she break her pitcher though, did she just get mad at her face?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pitcher	pitcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	though	though	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
13	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past · do-support | she | her pitcher |  |  |  | though *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pitcher=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | present | she |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah she thought the pitcher was too heavy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:t5:o1:1
# text = yeah she thought the pitcher was too heavy
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pitcher	pitcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the pitcher |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she thought she was too pretty to carry water and smashed it on purpose when no one was looking at her

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:t5:o2:1
# text = yeah, she thought she was too pretty to carry water and smashed it on purpose when no one was looking at her
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	smashed	smash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	21	mark	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	advcl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | pretty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 4 | **smash** | past | she *not said here* | water |  | purpose |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme on purpose=Destination |
| 5 | **look** | past · progressive | no one |  |  |  |  | at her *= she* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at she=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she thought she was too pretty to carry water and smashed it on purpose when no one was looking

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:t5:o3:1
# text = yeah, she thought she was too pretty to carry water and smashed it on purpose when no one was looking
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	smashed	smash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	21	mark	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | pretty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 4 | **smash** | past | she *not said here* | water |  | purpose |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme on purpose=Destination |
| 5 | **look** | past · progressive | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she thought she was too pretty to carry water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:t5:o4:1
# text = yeah, she thought she was too pretty to carry water
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | pretty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

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