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title: Dude, what did Paul get for telling the old woman cinders? — Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pea… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dude, what did Paul get for telling the old woman cinders? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1785 «Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pearls, part 36: Jesper helps the ants and is set to sort the grain» 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 4 · ★ · Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pearls, part 36: Jesper…

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Dude, what did Paul get for telling the old woman cinders?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Paul · **What happens:** get, tell · **To what, where:** Dude, old woman cinders · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1785 «Danish Fairy Tales, Jesper and the Pearls, part 36: Jesper helps the ants and is set to sort the grain» 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/1785-pg641-part36/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:t4:1
# text = Dude, what did Paul get for telling the old woman cinders?
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cinders	cinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past · do-support | Paul | Dude |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | Paul *not said here* | the old woman cinders |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cinder=Recipient |

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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 -->
His pearls turned to cinders too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:t4:o1:1
# text = His pearls turned to cinders too
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cinders	cinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | His pearls |  |  | cinders |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to cinder=Trajectory |
| 2 | **pearl** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pearl «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He got his pearls back, then they turned to cinders right in front of the king

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:t4:o2:1
# text = He got his pearls back, then they turned to cinders right in front of the king
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	cinders	cinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	right	right	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | past | He | his pearls |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pearl=Stimulus |
| 2 | **turn** | past | pearls *= pearl* |  |  | front of the king | then | to cinders | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme to cinder=Source in front=Trajectory |
| 3 | **pearl** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pearl «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His gold turned to dust too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:t4:o3:1
# text = His gold turned to dust too
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	dust	dust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | His gold |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dust** | to-infinitive | His gold *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His pearls turned to cinders too, and he got sent home without a reward

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1785-pg641-part36:t4:o4:1
# text = His pearls turned to cinders too, and he got sent home without a reward
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cinders	cinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | His pearls |  |  | cinders |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to cinder=Trajectory |
| 2 | **send** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | without a reward; home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **pearl** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pearl «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

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**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.

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