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title: why did the Queen even bring Turritella up the tower? — Fairy Tales, The Blue Bird, part 4: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: why did the Queen even bring Turritella up the tower? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1867 «Fairy Tales, The Blue Bird, part 4: the Blue Bird brings gifts, the Queen hunts for proof, and a spy is set to watch Fiordelisa» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 9 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Blue Bird, part 4: the Blue Bird brings g…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
why did the Queen even bring Turritella up the tower?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen · **What happens:** bring · **To what, where:** Turritella

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1867 «Fairy Tales, The Blue Bird, part 4: the Blue Bird brings gifts, the Queen hunts for proof, and a spy is set to watch Fiordelisa» 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/1867-pg7277-part4/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1867-pg7277-part4:t9:1
# text = why did the Queen even bring Turritella up the tower?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	Turritella	Turritella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past · do-support | the Queen |  | Turritella |  |  | up the tower | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument turritella=Destination |

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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 -->
To find the lost jewels hidden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1867-pg7277-part4:t9:o1:1
# text = To find the lost jewels hidden
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | the lost jewels |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jewel=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hide** | participle |  | the lost jewels *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make her watch the Princess closely so that she could catch her in some plot

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1867-pg7277-part4:t9:o2:1
# text = To make her watch the Princess closely so that she could catch her in some plot
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	plot	plot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset she=Product |
| 2 | **watch** | imperative | you *not said here* | the Princess |  |  |  | closely *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme |
| 3 | **catch** | could | Princess | her *= she* |  | some plot |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen wanted to see the view from the top of the tower with her daughter before dinner

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1867-pg7277-part4:t9:o3:1
# text = The Queen wanted to see the view from the top of the tower with her daughter before dinner
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
17	before	before	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Queen *not said here* | the view |  | the top of the tower | before dinner | with Queen's daughter | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer view=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To catch Fiordelisa in some scheme

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1867-pg7277-part4:t9:o4:1
# text = To catch Fiordelisa in some scheme
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	catch	catch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Fiordelisa	Fiordelisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	scheme	scheme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | to-infinitive |  | Fiordelisa |  | some scheme |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fiordelisa=Theme |

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