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title: Mate, how many bars did Hans count before he gave up? — Northern Tales, The Underground Worker… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, how many bars did Hans count before he gave up? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1787 «Northern Tales, The Underground Workers, part 1: lost Hans is led to a cave of gold and tiny smiths» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 10 · ★ · Northern Tales, The Underground Workers, part 1: lost Hans…

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Mate, how many bars did Hans count before he gave up?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mate, he · **What happens:** count, give up

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1787 «Northern Tales, The Underground Workers, part 1: lost Hans is led to a cave of gold and tiny smiths» 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/1787-pg641-part38/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1787-pg641-part38:t10:1
# text = Mate, how many bars did Hans count before he gave up?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bars	bar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	Hans	han	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past · do-support | Mate and many bars |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **give up** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He got to five hundred and seventy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1787-pg641-part38:t10:o1:1
# text = He got to five hundred and seventy
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	to	too	ADV	RB	Typo=Yes	5	advmod	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | five hundred |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hundred=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He got to five hundred and twenty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1787-pg641-part38:t10:o2:1
# text = He got to five hundred and twenty
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	to	too	ADV	RB	Typo=Yes	5	advmod	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | five hundred |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hundred=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He kept counting for hours until he was exhausted and sat down at the end of the room

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1787-pg641-part38:t10:o3:1
# text = He kept counting for hours until he was exhausted and sat down at the end of the room
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	counting	count	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **count** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  | hour |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **exhaust** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 4 | **sit down** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | at the end of the room |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at end=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He counted loads, then gave up after the bars started looking the same to him

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1787-pg641-part38:t10:o4:1
# text = He counted loads, then gave up after the bars started looking the same to him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bars	bar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | He | loads |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Theme |
| 2 | **give up** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **start** | past | the bars |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **look** | gerund | the bars *not said here* | the same | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme same=Attribute |

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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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