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title: Her new stepsister Turritella sounds well dodgy, though — The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Her new stepsister Turritella sounds well dodgy, though Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1864 «The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King marries a sorrowful lady, and her ugly daughter starts trouble» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 10 · ★ · The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King ma…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her new stepsister Turritella sounds well dodgy, though

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** new stepsister · **What happens:** sound

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1864 «The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King marries a sorrowful lady, and her ugly daughter starts trouble» 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/1864-pg7277-part1/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:t10:1
# text = Her new stepsister Turritella sounds well dodgy, though
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stepsister	stepsister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Turritella	Turritella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	though	though	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Her new stepsister |  |  |  |  | dodgy, though, well *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she's actually not that bad, just a bit grumpy when she's hungry and tired

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:t10:o1:1
# text = Nah, she's actually not that bad, just a bit grumpy when she's hungry and tired
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	that	that	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
14	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	17	mark	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	advcl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | actually, bad, that *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | she *not said here* | a bit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she's proper ugly and gets right grumpy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:t10:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she's proper ugly and gets right grumpy
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	right	right	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | ugly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | grumpy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she's proper ugly, moans all day and gets right grumpy with everyone

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:t10:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she's proper ugly, moans all day and gets right grumpy with everyone
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	moans	moan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	right	right	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | ugly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **moan** | present |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | present |  |  |  |  |  | grumpy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she's dead lovely and really quite pretty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:t10:o4:1
# text = Nah, she's dead lovely and really quite pretty
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	_
10	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | lovely, pretty *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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