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title: Lowkey, what did Hans say about boasting about money? — Household Tales, Hans Who Feared Nothi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Lowkey, what did Hans say about boasting about money? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 1800 «Household Tales, Hans Who Feared Nothing: Hans meets the dwarfs and finds the hidden treasure» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 7 · ★ · Household Tales, Hans Who Feared Nothing: Hans meets the d…

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Lowkey, what did Hans say about boasting about money?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Lowkey · **What happens:** say, boast · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1800 «Household Tales, Hans Who Feared Nothing: Hans meets the dwarfs and finds the hidden treasure» 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/1800-pg641-part51/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1800-pg641-part51:t7:1
# text = Lowkey, what did Hans say about boasting about money?
1	Lowkey	Lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	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	Hans	Hans	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	boasting	boast	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	advcl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | Lowkey |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 2 | **boast** *speech: other* | gerund | Lowkey *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about money | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about money=Topic |

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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}

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Fools brag about farthings, wise folk hide crowns

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1800-pg641-part51:t7:o1:1
# text = Fools brag about farthings, wise folk hide crowns
1	Fools	fool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brag	brag	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	farthings	farthing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brag** *speech: other* | present | Fools |  |  |  |  | about farthings | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about farthing=Topic |
| 2 | **hide** | present | wise folk | crowns |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Dumb folk show off pennies, clever ones stash gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1800-pg641-part51:t7:o2:1
# text = Dumb folk show off pennies, clever ones stash gold
1	Dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	pennies	penny	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stash	stash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show off** | present | Dumb folk | pennies |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent penny=Recipient |
| 2 | **stash** | present | clever ones | gold |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He says folk who brag about small money are daft, and the sensible ones keep their wealth to themselves

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1800-pg641-part51:t7:o3:1
# text = He says folk who brag about small money are daft, and the sensible ones keep their wealth to themselves
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	brag	brag	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	daft	daft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **brag** *speech: other* | present | folk |  |  |  |  | about small money | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about money=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | folk |  |  |  |  | daft *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | present | the sensible ones | their wealth | themselves *= they* |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Fools show coins, the smart keep crowns hidden away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1800-pg641-part51:t7:o4:1
# text = Fools show coins, the smart keep crowns hidden away
1	Fools	fool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	keep	keep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Fools | coins  the smart keep crowns |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent coin=Recipient |
| 2 | **hide away** | participle |  | the smart keep crowns *not said here* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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