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title: What did Turritella call the King, like, to his face? — The Blue Bird, King Charming, part 3:… · tree and pragmatics
description: What did Turritella call the King, like, to his face? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 1866 «The Blue Bird, King Charming, part 3: the King is tricked, then turned into a Blue Bird» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 6 · ★ · The Blue Bird, King Charming, part 3: the King is tricked,…

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What did Turritella call the King, like, to his face?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Turritella · **What happens:** call · **To what, where:** King · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 1866 «The Blue Bird, King Charming, part 3: the King is tricked, then turned into a Blue Bird» 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/1866-pg7277-part3/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t6:1
# text = What did Turritella call the King, like, to his face?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Turritella	Turritella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · do-support | Turritella | the King |  |  |  | like Turritella's face | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme king=Result |

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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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A miserable and faithless King who breaks every promise he ever makes to anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t6:o1:1
# text = A miserable and faithless King who breaks every promise he ever makes to anyone
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	faithless	faithless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | a miserable King | every promise |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promise=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | King | every promise *not said here* |  |  | ever | to anyone | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A shameful, miserable King who breaks his word and abandons the girl he loved in the tower

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t6:o2:1
# text = A shameful, miserable King who breaks his word and abandons the girl he loved in the tower
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	shameful	shameful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	abandons	abandon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | a shameful miserable King | King's word |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer word=Patient |
| 2 | **abandon** | present | a shameful miserable King *not said here* | the girl |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme girl=Source |
| 3 | **love** | past | King | the girl *not said here* |  | the tower |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer girl=Stimulus |
| 4 | **word** |  | King |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A cruel King who broke his vows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t6:o3:1
# text = A cruel King who broke his vows
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	vows	vow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | a cruel King | King's vows |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vow=Patient |
| 2 | **vow** |  | King |  |  |  |  |  | nom vow «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A miserable King who breaks his word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t6:o4:1
# text = A miserable King who breaks his word
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	King	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | a miserable King | King's word |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer word=Patient |
| 2 | **word** |  | King |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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