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title: Wait, the eldest sis rode off all brave, right? — pg641 tales, The Girl Who Pretended to… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, the eldest sis rode off all brave, right? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1805 «pg641 tales, The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 56: a princess becomes a duck, and a girl rides off to serve as a son» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 3 · ★ · pg641 tales, The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 56:…

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Wait, the eldest sis rode off all brave, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, eldest sis · **What happens:** wait, ride off

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1805 «pg641 tales, The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy, part 56: a princess becomes a duck, and a girl rides off to serve as a son» 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/1805-pg641-part56/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1805-pg641-part56:t3:1
# text = Wait, the eldest sis rode off all brave, right?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
11	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ride off** | past | the eldest sis |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent 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 {#o1}

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Yeah, she rode off all brave in silver armour, then bolted when she saw the wolf waiting on the copper bridge at dusk

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1805-pg641-part56:t3:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she rode off all brave in silver armour, then bolted when she saw the wolf waiting on the copper bridge at dusk
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	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	bolted	bolt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	acl	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride off** | past | she |  |  | silver armour |  | brave *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bolt** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | past | she | the wolf |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wolf=Stimulus |
| 4 | **wait** | gerund | the wolf *not said here* |  |  | the copper bridge | dusk |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bridge=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nope, she stayed home and sewed silver armour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1805-pg641-part56:t3:o2:1
# text = Nope, she stayed home and sewed silver armour
1	Nope	nope	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	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sewed	sew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | she |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sew** | past | she *not said here* | silver armour |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent armour=Product |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she was all in silver and then bolted at the wolf

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1805-pg641-part56:t3:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she was all in silver and then bolted at the wolf
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	bolted	bolt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  | silver |  | all *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bolt** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  | the wolf | then |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at wolf=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Nah, she was actually the one who sent the wolf, then she rode back home to her father's castle to hide

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1805-pg641-part56:t3:o4:1
# text = Nah, she was actually the one who sent the wolf, then she rode back home to her father's castle to hide
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	home	home	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | she | the one |  |  |  | actually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | past | the one | the wolf |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme |
| 3 | **ride** | past | she | the one *not said here* |  | her father's castle | then | home *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent one=Theme to castle=Trajectory |
| 4 | **hide** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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