--- title: Who got the watch that the cat had, then? — Pink Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor, par… · tree and pragmatics description: Who got the watch that the cat had, then? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1875 «Pink Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor, part 12: the watch falls into the sea and the fairies choose a new Queen» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1875-pg7277-part12/t12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Pink Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor, par…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1875-pg7277-part12/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Pink Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor, part 12: the watch fall… Who got the watch that the cat had, then? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cat · **What happens:** get, have · **To what, where:** watch This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1875 «Pink Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor, part 12: the watch falls into the sea and the fairies choose a new Queen» 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/1875-pg7277-part12/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1875-pg7277-part12:t12:1 # text = Who got the watch that the cat had, then? 1 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 2 nsubj _ _ 2 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 watch watch NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past | | the watch | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer watch=Stimulus | | 2 | **have** | past | the cat | | | | then | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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} The cat, after he lost it ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1875-pg7277-part12:t12:o1:1 # text = The cat, after he lost it 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 after after SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | past | the cat | it | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nobody, the fish swallowed it and the dog ate the box ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1875-pg7277-part12:t12:o2:1 # text = Nobody, the fish swallowed it and the dog ate the box 1 Nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 swallowed swallow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ 10 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **swallow** | past | the fish | it | | | | | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 2 | **eat** | past | Nobody | the box | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The Princess, if she could ever get it back from the sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1875-pg7277-part12:t12:o3:1 # text = The Princess, if she could ever get it back from the sea 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 8 advmod _ _ 8 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 back back ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get back** | could | the Princess | it | | the sea | ever | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme from sea=Source | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The Princess, if she got it back ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1875-pg7277-part12:t12:o4:1 # text = The Princess, if she got it back 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get back** | past | Princess | it | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | **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; 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