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title: Hans was dead chuffed when he saw that card lot in church, right? — Grimm's Household Tales, Clever Hans,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Hans was dead chuffed when he saw that card lot in church, right? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1799 «Grimm's Household Tales, Clever Hans, part 50: Hans rings the bells, outwits the headless dwarves, then rides off through snow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Test 3 · ★ · Grimm's Household Tales, Clever Hans, part 50: Hans rings…

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Hans was dead chuffed when he saw that card lot in church, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** chuff, see · **To what, where:** Hans, card lot, church

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1799 «Grimm's Household Tales, Clever Hans, part 50: Hans rings the bells, outwits the headless dwarves, then rides off through snow» 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/1799-pg641-part50/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1799-pg641-part50:t3:1
# text = Hans was dead chuffed when he saw that card lot in church, right?
1	Hans	han	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
9	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
14	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuff** | past · passive |  | Hans |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | he | that card lot |  | church |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lot=Stimulus |

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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 {#o1}

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He was thrilled and joined in the game, winning all their coins and laughing about it all night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1799-pg641-part50:t3:o1:1
# text = He was thrilled and joined in the game, winning all their coins and laughing about it all night
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	thrilled	thrilled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | thrilled *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the game | vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in game=Theme |
| 3 | **win** | gerund |  | their coins |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Eventuality |
| 4 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  |  | night | about game | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **coin** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was excited and joined in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1799-pg641-part50:t3:o2:1
# text = He was excited and joined in
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | excited *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **join in** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He was buzzing and having loads of fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1799-pg641-part50:t3:o3:1
# text = He was buzzing and having loads of fun
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	buzzing	buzz	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buzz** | past · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | He *not said here* | loads of fun |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was delighted, but he was also furious that nobody had invited him to the card game earlier in the evening

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1799-pg641-part50:t3:o4:1
# text = He was delighted, but he was also furious that nobody had invited him to the card game earlier in the evening
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	delighted	delighted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	13	advmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | delighted *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | furious *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **invite** | past · perfect · passive |  | nobody |  |  | evening | to the card game; early *property* | tree rules |

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