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title: wait, why couldn't she just say one word to save them? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1:… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, why couldn't she just say one word to save them? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1567 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampion, a stolen baby, and a girl locked in a tower» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Test 2 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampi…

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wait, why couldn't she just say one word to save them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, she · **What happens:** wait, not say, save · **To what, where:** one word, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1567 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampion, a stolen baby, and a girl locked in a tower» 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/1567-pg540-part64/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t2:1
# text = wait, why couldn't she just say one word to save them?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	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 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | could | she | one word |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **save** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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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}

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one word would've killed them, and also the witch would've come after her, so it's a whole mess honestly

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t2:o1:1
# text = one word would've killed them, and also the witch would've come after her, so it's a whole mess honestly
1	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	've	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	've	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux	_	_
14	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
24	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | would · perfect · passive |  | one word |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer they=Result |
| 2 | **come** | would · perfect | the witch |  |  |  | after her *= she* |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | word | a whole mess |  |  |  | honestly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
talking would have ruined it, that's the big catch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t2:o2:1
# text = talking would have ruined it, that's the big catch
1	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	catch	catch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ruin** | would · perfect · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | the big catch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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one word would've killed them, that's the whole sus part

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t2:o3:1
# text = one word would've killed them, that's the whole sus part
1	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	've	have	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | would · perfect | one word and the whole sus part *not said here* | word |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | the whole sus part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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she tried to say one word once but the spell caught her throat and she fainted in the woods for hours

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t2:o4:1
# text = she tried to say one word once but the spell caught her throat and she fainted in the woods for hours
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fainted	faint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | one word |  |  |  | once *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **catch** | past | the spell | spell's throat |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throat=Theme |
| 4 | **faint** | past | spell |  |  | the woods | hour |  | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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