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title: What was Turritella flexing, like, her swag? — The Blue Bird, King Charming, part 3:… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was Turritella flexing, like, her swag? Test 9 · ★ 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 choice was
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# Test 9 · ★ · The Blue Bird, King Charming, part 3: the King is tricked,…

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What was Turritella flexing, like, her swag?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Turritella · **What happens:** flex · **To what, where:** swag

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t9:1
# text = What was Turritella flexing, like, her swag?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Turritella	Turritella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flexing	flex	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	swag	swag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flex** | past · progressive | Turritella | Turritella's swag |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gold, pearls, silks and fine linen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t9:o1:1
# text = Gold, pearls, silks and fine linen
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	silks	silk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the wedding gifts from the King's ships, including lace, jewels, and a golden mirror

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t9:o2:1
# text = All the wedding gifts from the King's ships, including lace, jewels, and a golden mirror
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	including	including	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	lace	lace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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

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

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Lace, jewels, brocades and ribbons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t9:o3:1
# text = Lace, jewels, brocades and ribbons
1	Lace	lace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	brocades	brocade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ribbons	ribbon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her new gowns, silver cups, rings, and the King's royal carriage keys and seals

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1866-pg7277-part3:t9:o4:1
# text = Her new gowns, silver cups, rings, and the King's royal carriage keys and seals
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	gowns	gown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
```

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

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