--- title: Proper random, what did the aspen beds say? — Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden,… · tree and pragmatics description: Proper random, what did the aspen beds say? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1802 «Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden, part 53: the sparks become golden fishes, and the fishes become princes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1802-pg641-part53/t5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1802-pg641-part53/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden, part 53: the sparks… Proper random, what did the aspen beds say? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** aspen beds · **What happens:** do, say · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1802 «Roumanian Tales, The Milkwhite Maiden, part 53: the sparks become golden fishes, and the fishes become princes» 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/1802-pg641-part53/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:t5:1 # text = Proper random, what did the aspen beds say? 1 Proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 random random ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 5 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 aspen aspen NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 beds bed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 9 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the aspen beds | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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} "It is very heavy for me" ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:t5:o1:1 # text = "It is very heavy for me" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 very very ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | It | | | | | for me; heavy *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} You are so cold to me ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:t5:o2:1 # text = You are so cold to me 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | You | | me | | | cold *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} This is far too heavy for me, the thing is crushing my back ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:t5:o3:1 # text = This is far too heavy for me, the thing is crushing my back 1 This this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 4 too too ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 crushing crush VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 13 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | This | | | | | for me; far, heavy *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **crush** | present · progressive | the thing | my back | | | | | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent back=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is very heavy for me, so get off me right now mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1802-pg641-part53:t5:o4:1 # text = It is very heavy for me, so get off me right now mate 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 very very ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 get get VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 10 off off ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 12 right right ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 9 advmod _ _ 14 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 vocative _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | for me; heavy *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get off** | infinitive | | me | | | now | mate *vocative* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | **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. 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