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title: So the Queen just follows the thread? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Swans, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: So the Queen just follows the thread? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 1678 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Swans, part 1: a lost king's bargain with a witch, and six brothers turned into swans» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 6 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Swans, part 1: a lost king's…

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So the Queen just follows the thread?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen · **What happens:** follow · **To what, where:** thread

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 1678 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Swans, part 1: a lost king's bargain with a witch, and six brothers turned into swans» 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/1678-pg640-part2/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:t6:1
# text = So the Queen just follows the thread?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | the Queen | the thread |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=Theme |

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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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Yeah, she steals the reel's secret from the servants, then sews the shirts and follows the thread to the wood

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:t6:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she steals the reel's secret from the servants, then sews the shirts and follows the thread to the wood
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	steals	steal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	sews	sew	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | present | she | the reel's secret |  | the servants |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent secret=Theme from servant=Source |
| 2 | **sew** | present | she *not said here* | the shirts |  |  | then |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shirt=Product |
| 3 | **follow** | present | she *not said here* | the thread |  | the wood |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent thread=Theme to wood=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she steals the reel's secret from the servants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:t6:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she steals the reel's secret from the servants
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	steals	steal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | present | she | the reel's secret |  | the servants |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent secret=Theme from servant=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she steals the reel's secret from the servants and then follows the thread all the way to the wood

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:t6:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she steals the reel's secret from the servants and then follows the thread all the way to the wood
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	steals	steal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | present | she | the reel's secret |  | the servants |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent secret=Theme from servant=Source |
| 2 | **follow** | present | she *not said here* | the thread |  |  | then | all way to the wood *obl* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she bribes the servants for the reel's secret

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:t6:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she bribes the servants for the reel's secret
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bribes	bribe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bribe** | present | she | the servants |  |  |  | for the reel's secret | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Patient |

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