---
title: Those brothers were well full of themselves, weren't they? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast… · tree and pragmatics
description: Those brothers were well full of themselves, weren't they? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1747 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, part 71: the soldier falls out of the window, sails in a paper boat, is swallowed by a fish, and melts in the stove» of the books course of Mova's primary school,
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1747-pg640-part71/t11/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1747-pg640-part71/) / t11

# Test 11 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, part 71…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Those brothers were well full of themselves, weren't they?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brothers · **What happens:** be, not be · **To what, where:** they

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1747 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, part 71: the soldier falls out of the window, sails in a paper boat, is swallowed by a fish, and melts in the stove» 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/1747-pg640-part71/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:t11:1
# text = Those brothers were well full of themselves, weren't they?
1	Those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that brothers |  |  |  |  | of brothers *= brother*; full, well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | past |  | they |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they reckoned they were dead clever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:t11:o1:1
# text = Yeah, they reckoned they were dead clever
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reckoned	reckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they thought they were proper clever and kept showing off their learning to everyone at the house

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:t11:o2:1
# text = Yeah, they thought they were proper clever and kept showing off their learning to everyone at the house
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | clever, properly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **show off** | gerund | they *not said here* | their learning | everyone | the house |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent learning=Topic to everyone=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they thought they were proper clever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:t11:o3:1
# text = Yeah, they thought they were proper clever
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | clever, properly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they strutted about like they owned the place and thought they were dead clever at everything

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1747-pg640-part71:t11:o4:1
# text = Yeah, they strutted about like they owned the place and thought they were dead clever at everything
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	strutted	strut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	owned	own	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strut** | past | they |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **own** | past | they | the place |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot place=Theme |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | they |  |  | everything |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

<!-- div src -->

**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast…, test 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1747-pg640-part71/t10/)
- next →: [Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast…, test 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1747-pg640-part71/t12/)
- ↑ back to [Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, part 71: the soldier falls out of the window, sails in a paper boat, is swallowed by a fish, and melts in the stove](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1747-pg640-part71/)