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title: Did Mannikin fancy the Princess or was he just chatting? — Madame d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, Prince… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did Mannikin fancy the Princess or was he just chatting? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1891 «Madame d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, Prince Mannikin, part 28: Mannikin wins the joust and the Ambassador's insolent letter arrives» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 11 · ★ · Madame d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, Prince Mannikin, part 28: M…

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Did Mannikin fancy the Princess or was he just chatting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mannikin · **What happens:** fancy, chat · **To what, where:** Princess

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1891 «Madame d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, Prince Mannikin, part 28: Mannikin wins the joust and the Ambassador's insolent letter arrives» 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/1891-pg7277-part28/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1891-pg7277-part28:t11:1
# text = Did Mannikin fancy the Princess or was he just chatting?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	Mannikin	Mannikin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fancy	fancy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	chatting	chat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fancy** | past · do-support | Mannikin | the Princess |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer princess=Stimulus |
| 2 | **chat** *speech: other* | past · progressive | Mannikin |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=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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he was just being mates and entertaining her at the feast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1891-pg7277-part28:t11:o1:1
# text = he was just being mates and entertaining her at the feast
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	entertaining	entertain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | gerund |  | mates |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **entertain** | past · progressive | he | her *= she* |  | the feast |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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he was just being mates and entertaining her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1891-pg7277-part28:t11:o2:1
# text = he was just being mates and entertaining her
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	entertaining	entertain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | mates |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **entertain** | gerund | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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he fancied her a lot but was just being mates and entertaining her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1891-pg7277-part28:t11:o3:1
# text = he fancied her a lot but was just being mates and entertaining her
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fancied	fancy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
10	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	entertaining	entertain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fancy** | past | he | her *= she* |  |  |  | a lot *obl:unmarked* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | past | he *not said here* | mates |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **entertain** | gerund | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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he was just being rude and boasting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1891-pg7277-part28:t11:o4:1
# text = he was just being rude and boasting
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	boasting	boast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **boast** *speech: other* | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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