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title: What did she say to the calf, like a proper spell? — Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 8 · ★ · Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's castle is built by a…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What did she say to the calf, like a proper spell?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** she · **What happens:** say · **To what, where:** calf · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1911 «Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's castle is built by a Fairy, and she wins back Prince Fickle at the feast» 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/1911-pg7277-part48/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:t8:1
# text = What did she say to the calf, like a proper spell?
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	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | she |  | the calf |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Topic to calf=Recipient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kneel, little calf, kneel, be faithful and leal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:t8:o1:1
# text = Kneel, little calf, kneel, be faithful and leal
1	Kneel	kneel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	kneel	kneel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	leal	leal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | faithful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kneel, little calf, kneel, be faithful and leal, and mind the gate while I'm away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:t8:o2:1
# text = Kneel, little calf, kneel, be faithful and leal, and mind the gate while I'm away
1	Kneel	kneel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	kneel	kneel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	leal	leal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	mind	mind	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | faithful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mind** | infinitive |  | the gate |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stand, little calf, stand, be brave and true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:t8:o3:1
# text = Stand, little calf, stand, be brave and true
1	Stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | imperative | you *not said here* | little calf |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stand** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sleep, little calf, sleep, be quiet and still

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:t8:o4:1
# text = Sleep, little calf, sleep, be quiet and still
1	Sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive | Sleep |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |

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