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title: was the girl a total pushover or what? — Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Woo… · tree and pragmatics
description: was the girl a total pushover or what? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1797 «Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet, part 48: a dying mother hides her daughter's beauty, and a rich young man wants to marry the girl in the helmet» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Test 8 · ★ · Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet, part 48:…

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was the girl a total pushover or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** girl

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1797 «Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet, part 48: a dying mother hides her daughter's beauty, and a rich young man wants to marry the girl in the helmet» 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/1797-pg641-part48/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:t8:1
# text = was the girl a total pushover or what?
1	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	csubj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pushover	pushover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the girl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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nah, she stood her ground and stayed quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:t8:o1:1
# text = nah, she stood her ground and stayed quiet
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	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	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | she | her ground |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ground=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stay** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, she stayed firm and never caved to the simps

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:t8:o2:1
# text = nah, she stayed firm and never caved to the simps
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	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	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	caved	cave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	simps	simp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | she |  |  |  |  | firm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **cave** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the simps | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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nah, she was ultra firm, refused every offer and then secretly sent the simps home with a broom and a warning

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:t8:o3:1
# text = nah, she was ultra firm, refused every offer and then secretly sent the simps home with a broom and a warning
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	ultra	ultra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	firm	firm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	simps	simp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	home	home	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | she | ultra firm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **refuse** | past | ultra firm | every offer |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offer=Theme |
| 3 | **send** | past | ultra firm *not said here* | the simps |  |  | then | with a broom and a warning; home, secretly *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent simp=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she gave in to every single request her mum and the village neighbours made and never once said no to anyone

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:t8:o4:1
# text = yeah, she gave in to every single request her mum and the village neighbours made and never once said no to anyone
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	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	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
19	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	20	advmod	_	_
20	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
21	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	obj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give in** | past | she |  |  |  |  | to every single request  her mum and the village neighbours | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to request=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | the village neighbours *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | past | she *not said here* | no | anyone |  |  | once *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent no=Topic to anyone=Recipient |

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