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title: why did the husband keep climbing that wall, bro? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1:… · tree and pragmatics
description: why did the husband keep climbing that wall, bro? Test 7 · ★ 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 each op
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# Test 7 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampi…

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why did the husband keep climbing that wall, bro?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** husband · **What happens:** keep, climb · **To what, where:** wall

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t7:1
# text = why did the husband keep climbing that wall, bro?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past · do-support | the husband |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | gerund | the husband *not said here* | wall and bro |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location wall=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause his wife was going to die if she didn't get the leaves, so he kept sneaking back over the wall every night for more

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t7:o1:1
# text = cause his wife was going to die if she didn't get the leaves, so he kept sneaking back over the wall every night for more
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
19	sneaking	sneak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	xcomp	_	_
20	back	back	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	over	over	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	25	det	_	_
25	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl:unmarked	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past · progressive | his wife |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **die** | to-infinitive | his wife *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **not** **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · do-support | wife | the leaves |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leaf=Stimulus |
| 5 | **keep** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **sneak back** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the wall | night | for more | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wall=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause the witch kept telling him to come back, and his wife was sick and needed the leaves every single day for weeks

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t7:o2:1
# text = cause the witch kept telling him to come back, and his wife was sick and needed the leaves every single day for weeks
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	det	_	_
21	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **keep** | past | the cause witch |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the cause witch *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **come back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the cause witch *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | past | his wife |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **need** | past | the cause witch *not said here* | the leaves |  |  | day; week |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot leaf=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause his wife was going to die if she didn't get the leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t7:o3:1
# text = cause his wife was going to die if she didn't get the leaves
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past · progressive | his wife |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **die** | to-infinitive | his wife *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **not** **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · do-support | wife | the leaves |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leaf=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
because his wife would die without the leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t7:o4:1
# text = because his wife would die without the leaves
1	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | would | his wife |  |  |  |  | without the leaves | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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