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title: Mate, was the portrait the reason he changed his mind? — Fairy Tales, Prince Featherhead, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, was the portrait the reason he changed his mind? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1884 «Fairy Tales, Prince Featherhead, part 21: Celandine is scorned and meets a grumpy old hag» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 11 · ★ · Fairy Tales, Prince Featherhead, part 21: Celandine is sco…

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Mate, was the portrait the reason he changed his mind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mate portrait, reason · **What happens:** be, change, mind · **To what, where:** Mate portrait, mind

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1884 «Fairy Tales, Prince Featherhead, part 21: Celandine is scorned and meets a grumpy old hag» 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/1884-pg7277-part21/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1884-pg7277-part21:t11:1
# text = Mate, was the portrait the reason he changed his mind?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	portrait	portrait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the Mate portrait |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | past | the Mate portrait | reason's mind |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 3 | **mind** |  | reason |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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Yeah, it made him stop liking the town, but he still went out there sometimes to see his mates

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1884-pg7277-part21:t11:o1:1
# text = Yeah, it made him stop liking the town, but he still went out there sometimes to see his mates
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	liking	like	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	still	still	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
17	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	19	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | it | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **like** | gerund | him *= he* *not said here* | the town |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot town=Theme |
| 4 | **go out** | past | he |  |  | there | still | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | his mates |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mate=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, it made him like the palace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1884-pg7277-part21:t11:o2:1
# text = Nah, it made him like the palace
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | it | him *= he* |  |  |  | like the palace | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material he=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it made him stop liking the town and go back to the palace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1884-pg7277-part21:t11:o3:1
# text = Yeah, it made him stop liking the town and go back to the palace
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	liking	like	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | it | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **like** | gerund | him *= he* *not said here* | the town |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot town=Theme |
| 4 | **go back** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the palace *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to palace=Result |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it made him stop liking the town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1884-pg7277-part21:t11:o4:1
# text = Yeah, it made him stop liking the town
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	liking	like	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | it | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **like** | gerund | him *= he* *not said here* | the town |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot town=Theme |

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