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title: Was she dressed like a posh lady when she bounced off? — Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Was she dressed like a posh lady when she bounced off? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1768 «Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the swallow and the secret princess; a new tale begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Test 5 · ★ · Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the sw…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Was she dressed like a posh lady when she bounced off?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** she · **What happens:** dress, bounce off · **To what, where:** she

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1768 «Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the swallow and the secret princess; a new tale begins» 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/1768-pg641-part19/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:t5:1
# text = Was she dressed like a posh lady when she bounced off?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	bounced	bounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  | like a posh lady | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **bounce off** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, she wore a peasant's clothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:t5:o1:1
# text = No, she wore a peasant's clothes
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	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	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	peasant	peasant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | she | a peasant's clothes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, she wore a sparkling golden gown with pearls sewn all along the hem

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:t5:o2:1
# text = Yes, she wore a sparkling golden gown with pearls sewn all along the hem
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	sparkling	sparkling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gown	gown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	sewn	sew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	along	along	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hem	hem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | she | a sparkling golden gown |  |  |  | with pearls | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gown=Theme |
| 2 | **sew** | participle |  | pearls *not said here* |  | the hem |  | all *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme along hem=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, she was dressed as a common beggar in ragged clothes and bare feet

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:t5:o3:1
# text = No, she was dressed as a common beggar in ragged clothes and bare feet
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | past · passive |  | she |  | ragged clothes and bare feet |  | as a common beggar | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, she had a fine velvet dress

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:t5:o4:1
# text = Yes, she had a fine velvet dress
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	velvet	velvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | she | a fine velvet dress |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dress=Patient |

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