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title: Bro, why couldn't anyone see the princess, though? — pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, why couldn't anyone see the princess, though? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1618 «pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1: the hare drowns the Tanuki, then a poor merchant's son flies off to the Turks» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 5 · ★ · pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1: the hare drowns th…

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Bro, why couldn't anyone see the princess, though?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** anyone · **What happens:** not see · **To what, where:** princess

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1618 «pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1: the hare drowns the Tanuki, then a poor merchant's son flies off to the Turks» 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/1618-pg5615-part7/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:t5:1
# text = Bro, why couldn't anyone see the princess, though?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | could | anyone | the princess |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer princess=Stimulus |

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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}

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Cause her father had hidden her away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:t5:o1:1
# text = Cause her father had hidden her away
1	Cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide away** | past · perfect | her father | her *= she* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Cause a wise old man once said the stars showed her marriage would bring nothing but ruin

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:t5:o2:1
# text = Cause a wise old man once said the stars showed her marriage would bring nothing but ruin
1	Cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
15	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	obj	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
```

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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 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a wise old man |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **show** | past | the stars |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **bring** | would | her marriage | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme |
| 5 | **marry** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Cause it was prophesied she'd be unlucky

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:t5:o3:1
# text = Cause it was prophesied she'd be unlucky
1	Cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	prophesied	prophesy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prophesy** | past · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | would | she |  |  |  |  | unlucky *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Cause the nurse had prophesied that she'd be unlucky and kept her locked in her room

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:t5:o4:1
# text = Cause the nurse had prophesied that she'd be unlucky and kept her locked in her room
1	Cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	prophesied	prophesy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	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 | **prophesy** | past · perfect · passive |  | the Cause nurse |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | would | she |  |  |  |  | unlucky *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | past |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **lock** | participle | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  | her room |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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