--- title: Why did the apothecary reckon Big Klaus was totally doolally? — Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus,… · tree and pragmatics description: Why did the apothecary reckon Big Klaus was totally doolally? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1730 «Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus, part 54: Big Klaus tries to drown Little Klaus and drowns the old driver by mistake, then a prince finds a gold ring in a barrel» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1730-pg640-part54/t2/) [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/) / [Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1730-pg640-part54/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus, part 54: Big Klaus t… Why did the apothecary reckon Big Klaus was totally doolally? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** apothecary, Big · **What happens:** reckon, be This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1730 «Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus, part 54: Big Klaus tries to drown Little Klaus and drowns the old driver by mistake, then a prince finds a gold ring in a barrel» 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/1730-pg640-part54/#t2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:t2:1 # text = Why did the apothecary reckon Big Klaus was totally doolally? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 apothecary apothecary NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 reckon reckon VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 Big Big PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 7 Klaus Klaus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 flat _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 totally totally ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 doolally doolally ADV RB _ 5 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reckon** | past · do-support | the apothecary | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | Big | | | | | doolally, totally *property* | tree rules | 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} Because Big Klaus told him he had chopped up his granny and sold her for cash ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:t2:o1:1 # text = Because Big Klaus told him he had chopped up his granny and sold her for cash 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 Big Big ADJ NNP Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 Klaus Klaus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 iobj _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 chopped chop VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 ccomp _ _ 9 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 granny granny NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 iobj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 sold sell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 for for ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 cash cash NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Big Klaus | | Klaus's granny | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **chop up** | past · perfect | Klaus | | | | | | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **sell** | past | Big Klaus *not said here* | her *= she* | | | | for cash | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent she=Theme for cash=Asset | ### Option 2 {#o2} Because he was talking nonsense ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:t2:o2:1 # text = Because he was talking nonsense 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 talking talk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 nonsense nonsense NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **talk** | past · progressive | he | nonsense | | | | | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent nonsense=Patient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Because he said he killed his granny for money ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:t2:o3:1 # text = Because he said he killed his granny for money 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 killed kill VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 granny granny NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **kill** | past | he | his granny | | | | for money | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent granny=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Because he kept shouting that the church bells had told him to take her to town ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:t2:o4:1 # text = Because he kept shouting that the church bells had told him to take her to town 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 kept keep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 shouting shout VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 bells bell NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 ccomp _ _ 11 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 iobj _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | past | he | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | | the church bells | him *= he* | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the church bells *not said here* | her *= she* | | town | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to town=Destination | **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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