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title: Bruv, why did the minister say the cloth was lush when he saw nothing? — Lang's Fairy Book, The Emperor's New C… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruv, why did the minister say the cloth was lush when he saw nothing? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1683 «Lang's Fairy Book, The Emperor's New Clothes: the Emperor parades in nothing» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 2 · ★ · Lang's Fairy Book, The Emperor's New Clothes: the Emperor…

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Bruv, why did the minister say the cloth was lush when he saw nothing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** minister, cloth · **What happens:** say, be, see · **To what, where:** nothing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1683 «Lang's Fairy Book, The Emperor's New Clothes: the Emperor parades in nothing» 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/1683-pg640-part7/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1683-pg640-part7:t2:1
# text = Bruv, why did the minister say the cloth was lush when he saw nothing?
1	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	lush	lush	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
15	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the minister |  |  |  |  | Bruv *vocative* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the cloth |  |  |  |  | lush *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past | minister | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nothing=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 {#o1}

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He didn't wanna look thick, so he said it was lush and kept his job at court

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1683-pg640-part7:t2:o1:1
# text = He didn't wanna look thick, so he said it was lush and kept his job at court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	lush	lush	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **look** | past · do-support | He |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | lush *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | past | he *not said here* | his job |  | court |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent job=Theme at court=Location |
| 5 | **job** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was dead keen to impress

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1683-pg640-part7:t2:o2:1
# text = He was dead keen to impress
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	keen	keen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	impress	impress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | dead keen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **impress** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He didn't wanna look thick in front of the Emperor and all his mates at court

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1683-pg640-part7:t2:o3:1
# text = He didn't wanna look thick in front of the Emperor and all his mates at court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Emperor	Emperor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **look** | past · do-support | He |  |  |  |  | at court; in front of the Emperor and his mates; thick *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in front=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He didn't wanna look thick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1683-pg640-part7:t2:o4:1
# text = He didn't wanna look thick
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **look** | past · do-support | He |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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