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title: Why'd the duck even bother with the posh rooms if she hated the ugly… — Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Maiden Br… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why'd the duck even bother with the posh rooms if she hated the ugly sister? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1663 «Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Maiden Bright-eye: the duck's secret and the wicked sister's end» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 9 · ★ · Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Maiden Bright-eye: the duck's…

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Why'd the duck even bother with the posh rooms if she hated the ugly sister?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** duck · **What happens:** hate · **To what, where:** posh rooms, ugly sister

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1663 «Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Maiden Bright-eye: the duck's secret and the wicked sister's end» 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/1663-pg5615-part52/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1663-pg5615-part52:t9:1
# text = Why'd the duck even bother with the posh rooms if she hated the ugly sister?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bother	both	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	hated	hate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | past | duck | the posh rooms *not said here* | the ugly sister |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sister=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The fine chambers were locked and she had no key to enter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1663-pg5615-part52:t9:o1:1
# text = The fine chambers were locked and she had no key to enter
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock** | past · passive |  | the fine chambers |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | she | no key |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Patient |
| 3 | **enter** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | no key *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She was told by the king to stay in the kitchen with the cook

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1663-pg5615-part52:t9:o2:1
# text = She was told by the king to stay in the kitchen with the cook
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive | the king | She |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  | the kitchen |  | with the cook | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in kitchen=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wanted the drain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1663-pg5615-part52:t9:o3:1
# text = She wanted the drain
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	drain	drain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | She | the drain |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drain=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She couldn't stand her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1663-pg5615-part52:t9:o4:1
# text = She couldn't stand her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stand** | could | She | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |

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