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title: Wait, so the smith was painted black while he was out cold? — Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, so the smith was painted black while he was out cold? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1664 «Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part 1: a childless queen eats magic onions and bears a serpent» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 4 · ★ · Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part 1: a childless queen…

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Wait, so the smith was painted black while he was out cold?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, he · **What happens:** wait, paint, be · **To what, where:** smith

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1664 «Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part 1: a childless queen eats magic onions and bears a serpent» 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/1664-pg5615-part53/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:t4:1
# text = Wait, so the smith was painted black while he was out cold?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	smith	smith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
8	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	out	out	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **paint** | past · passive |  | the smith |  |  |  | black *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | cold, out *property* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, his missus made him proper black

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:t4:o1:1
# text = Yeah, his missus made him proper black
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	missus	missus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | his missus | him *= he* |  |  |  | black *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Yeah, while he was snoring she painted his whole body black from head to toe with soot and grease, then went off to bed

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:t4:o2:1
# text = Yeah, while he was snoring she painted his whole body black from head to toe with soot and grease, then went off to bed
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	snoring	snore	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	soot	soot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	grease	grease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	23	advmod	_	_
23	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
24	off	off	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snore** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **paint** | past | she | his whole body |  | head |  | to toe with soot and grease *result*; black *property* | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent body=Patient to toe=Result |
| 3 | **go off** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  | then | to bed | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she only painted his face bright red and gave him a wig, then he woke up grumbling about it all

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:t4:o3:1
# text = Nah, she only painted his face bright red and gave him a wig, then he woke up grumbling about it all
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	iobj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wig	wig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
21	about	about	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
23	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | she | his face |  |  |  | red *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent face=Destination |
| 2 | **give** | past | she *not said here* | a wig | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient wig=Theme |
| 3 | **wake up** | past | he |  |  |  | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | he *not said here* | all |  |  |  | about wig | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she dyed his hair a dark brown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:t4:o4:1
# text = Nah, she dyed his hair a dark brown
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dyed	dye	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brown	brown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dye** | past | she | his hair |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient brown=Result |

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