--- title: Wait, the husband chucked the parrot on the floor, yeah? Why? — Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the… · tree and pragmatics description: Wait, the husband chucked the parrot on the floor, yeah? Why? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 166 «Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, part 6: the king doubts the vizir, then condemns the physician to death» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/166-pg128-part6/t4/) [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/) / [Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/166-pg128-part6/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, p… Wait, the husband chucked the parrot on the floor, yeah? Why? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, husband · **What happens:** wait, chuck · **To what, where:** parrot, floor This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 166 «Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, part 6: the king doubts the vizir, then condemns the physician to death» 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/166-pg128-part6/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Wait, the husband chucked the parrot on the floor, yeah? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t4:1 # text = Wait, the husband chucked the parrot on the floor, yeah? 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 chucked chuck VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 12 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 1 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **chuck** | past | the husband | the parrot | | the floor | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent parrot=Theme on floor=Destination | 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. *Sentence 2:* Why? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t4:2 # text = Why? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} he thought it was fibbing about the storm, which had not come at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t4:o1:1 # text = he thought it was fibbing about the storm, which had not come at all 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 fibbing fib VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 11 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 acl:relcl _ _ 14 at at ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **fib** | past · progressive | it | | | | | about the storm | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **come** | past · perfect | the storm | | | all | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} he thought it was fibbing about the storm and wanted it quiet ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t4:o2:1 # text = he thought it was fibbing about the storm and wanted it quiet 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 fibbing fib VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **fib** | past · progressive | it | | | | | about the storm | tree rules | | 3 | **want** | past | he *not said here* | storm | | | | quiet *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot it=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} he thought it was fibbing about the storm ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t4:o3:1 # text = he thought it was fibbing about the storm 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 fibbing fib VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **fib** | past · progressive | it | | | | | about the storm | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} it had told him a lie about the weather ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t4:o4:1 # text = it had told him a lie about the weather 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 lie lie NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 weather weather NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | | it | him *= he* | | | | tree rules | **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; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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