--- title: Bro, why were the brothers stuck in the stables anyway? — Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Bro, why were the brothers stuck in the stables anyway? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1657 «Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals the dove, then the king asks for a golden-bristled boar» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1657-pg5615-part46/t8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1657-pg5615-part46/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals th… Bro, why were the brothers stuck in the stables anyway? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brothers · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** stables This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1657 «Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals the dove, then the king asks for a golden-bristled boar» 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/1657-pg5615-part46/#t8). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:t8:1 # text = Bro, why were the brothers stuck in the stables anyway? 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 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 stuck stuck ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 parataxis _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 stables stable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 11 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the brothers | | | the stables | | anyway, stuck *property* | tree rules | 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} They just wanted jobs at court ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:t8:o1:1 # text = They just wanted jobs at court 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 just just ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 jobs job NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | They | jobs | | court | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot job=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} They wanted to get jobs with the king's horses and gold ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:t8:o2:1 # text = They wanted to get jobs with the king's horses and gold 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 jobs job NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | They | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | jobs | | | | with the king's horses and gold | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Their father sent them there to work with the king's horses for pay ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:t8:o3:1 # text = Their father sent them there to work with the king's horses for pay 1 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 work work VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 pay pay NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past | Their father | them *= they* | | there | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 2 | **work** | to-infinitive | Their father *not said here* | | | | | with the king's horses; for pay | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for pay=Beneficiary | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} They wanted work with the king's horses ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:t8:o4:1 # text = They wanted work with the king's horses 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | They | work | | | | with the king's horses | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot work=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; 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