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# Test 1 · ★ · Lang's Fairy Book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Poten…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yo, so the enchanter dude turns up in a dust cloud, innit, and he's got one eye and a stammer

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** enchanter dude, dude · **What happens:** turn up, get · **To what, where:** dust cloud, one eye

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1880 «Lang's Fairy Book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 17: Grumedan dazzles Potentilla with flowers, frogs and pearls, and Narcissus answers with a nightingale» 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/1880-pg7277-part17/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1880-pg7277-part17:t1:1
# text = yo, so the enchanter dude turns up in a dust cloud, innit, and he's got one eye and a stammer
1	yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	enchanter	enchanter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	stammer	stammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn up** | present | the enchanter dude |  |  | a dust cloud and innit |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cloud=Location |
| 2 | **get** | present · passive | dude | one eye and a stammer |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eye=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
which trick did Melinette use to fool Potentilla?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1880-pg7277-part17:t1:o1:1
# text = which trick did Melinette use to fool Potentilla?
1	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Melinette	Melinette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	Potentilla	Potentilla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · do-support | which trick |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fool** | to-infinitive | which trick *not said here* | Potentilla |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potentilla=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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which trick did Melinette use to fool Potentilla, and why did the Prince not catch on at all?

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1880-pg7277-part17:t1:o2:1
# text = which trick did Melinette use to fool Potentilla, and why did the Prince not catch on at all?
1	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Melinette	Melinette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	Potentilla	Potentilla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
12	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · do-support | which trick |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fool** | to-infinitive | which trick *not said here* | Potentilla |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potentilla=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **catch on** | past · do-support | which trick *not said here* |  |  | all |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent at all=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
what did Melinette tell Potentilla to fool her?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1880-pg7277-part17:t1:o3:1
# text = what did Melinette tell Potentilla to fool her?
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	Melinette	Melinette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	Potentilla	potentilla	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | Melinette | Potentilla |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fool** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Potentilla *not said here* | Melinette |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
so which of the fairies' tricks did Melinette use to fool Potentilla in the end, innit?

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1880-pg7277-part17:t1:o4:1
# text = so which of the fairies' tricks did Melinette use to fool Potentilla in the end, innit?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fairies	fairy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	Melinette	Melinette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	Potentilla	Potentilla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · do-support | Melinette |  |  |  |  | of the fairies's tricks | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Patient |
| 2 | **fool** | to-infinitive | Melinette *not said here* | Potentilla |  |  | in the end |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potentilla=Patient |
| 3 | **innit** | infinitive | Melinette *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **trick** |  | the fairies |  |  |  |  |  | nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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