--- title: Bruv, why'd the prince keep giving water to that voice in the barrel? — Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Empero… · tree and pragmatics description: Bruv, why'd the prince keep giving water to that voice in the barrel? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1760 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prince frees a fish, a fox and a wolf, then serves the old woman» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1760-pg641-part11/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/) / [Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Empero…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1760-pg641-part11/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prin… Bruv, why'd the prince keep giving water to that voice in the barrel? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** prince · **What happens:** keep, give · **To what, where:** prince, water, voice This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1760 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prince frees a fish, a fox and a wolf, then serves the old woman» 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/1760-pg641-part11/#t2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t2:1 # text = Bruv, why'd the prince keep giving water to that voice in the barrel? 1 Bruv Bruv PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 'd 'd PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 7 keep keep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 giving give VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 xcomp _ _ 9 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 12 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 barrel barrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | present | | the prince | | | | Bruv *vocative* | tree rules | | 2 | **give** | gerund | the prince *not said here* | water | that voice in the barrel | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent water=Theme to voice=Recipient | 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} Cos his dad told him to do it, and he'd get a big reward from the palace if he got it right, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t2:o1:1 # text = Cos his dad told him to do it, and he'd get a big reward from the palace if he got it right, innit 1 Cos cos SCONJ IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 dad dad NOUN NN 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 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 reward reward NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 17 from from ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 20 if if SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 23 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ _ 24 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 innit innit INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | his dad | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | his dad *not said here* | it | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | | 3 | **get** | would | dad | a big reward | | the palace | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent reward=Theme from palace=Source | | 4 | **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | dad | reward | | | | right *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Cos the voice was begging him proper, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t2:o2:1 # text = Cos the voice was begging him proper, innit 1 Cos cos SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 begging beg VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 proper properly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 9 innit innit INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **beg** *speech: request* | past · progressive | the voice | | him *= he* | | | properly *property* | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Cos the barrel said it'd give him a magic horse if he kept filling it up, innit, and he's dead keen on horses ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t2:o3:1 # text = Cos the barrel said it'd give him a magic horse if he kept filling it up, innit, and he's dead keen on horses 1 Cos cos SCONJ IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 barrel barrel NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 iobj _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 magic magic NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 12 if if SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 kept keep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 15 filling fill VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 14 xcomp _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 up up ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 innit innit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 24 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 keen keen NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ _ 26 on on ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | | | | | cos the barrel | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **give** | would | barrel | a magic horse | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient horse=Theme | | 3 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | horse | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **fill up** | gerund | horse *not said here* | barrel | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 5 | **innit** | infinitive | barrel *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **is a** | present | horse | dead keen | | | | on horses | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Cos he's dead soft and kind-hearted, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t2:o4:1 # text = Cos he's dead soft and kind-hearted, innit 1 Cos cos SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 soft soft ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 hearted hearted ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 11 innit innit INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | he | | | | | soft *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | he *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | **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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