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title: Wait, where'd the thieves' brand mark go on them? — Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and Kat… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, where'd the thieves' brand mark go on them? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1847 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and Katar, part 31: the prince proves he is the husband, then reveals he is the King's 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 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and Katar, part 31: the pri…

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Wait, where'd the thieves' brand mark go on them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, brand mark, thieves · **What happens:** wait, go, mark

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1847 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and Katar, part 31: the prince proves he is the husband, then reveals he is the King's 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/1847-pg7128-part31/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1847-pg7128-part31:t3:1
# text = Wait, where'd the thieves' brand mark go on them?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thieves	thief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	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 | **go** | would | the thieves's brand mark |  |  |  |  | on thieves *= thief* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on they=Location |
| 3 | **mark** |  | the thieves |  |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: poss=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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On their chests, hidden under shirts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1847-pg7128-part31:t3:o1:1
# text = On their chests, hidden under shirts
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	chests	chest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | participle |  | their chests *not said here* |  | shirts |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under shirt=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On their backs, under their coats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1847-pg7128-part31:t3:o2:1
# text = On their backs, under their coats
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	backs	back	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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On their necks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1847-pg7128-part31:t3:o3:1
# text = On their necks
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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On their legs, under their pants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1847-pg7128-part31:t3:o4:1
# text = On their legs, under their pants
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	pants	pants	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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