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title: Wait, the Princess pulled that silver string and it went ding-dong b… — Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, the Princess pulled that silver string and it went ding-dong bells everywhere, right? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1919 «Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs off in the King's boat and meets the stately lady of the birds» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe
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# Test 4 · ★ · Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait, the Princess pulled that silver string and it went ding-dong bells everywhere, right?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Princess, string · **What happens:** wait, pull, go · **To what, where:** silver string, dong bells

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1919 «Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs off in the King's boat and meets the stately lady of the birds» 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/1919-pg7277-part56/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t4:1
# text = Wait, the Princess pulled that silver string and it went ding-dong bells everywhere, right?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	ding	ding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
16	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
18	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pull** | past | the Princess | silver string |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | past | string | dong bells |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |

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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 -->
Yeah, mad sound, proper chiming, the birds came swarming

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t4:o1:1
# text = Yeah, mad sound, proper chiming, the birds came swarming
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	chiming	chime	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	swarming	swarm	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chime** | gerund | mad sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | mad sound |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **swarm** | gerund | mad sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, mad sound, proper chiming bells all over the place, then the whole flock of birds came swarming down from the trees

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t4:o2:1
# text = Yeah, mad sound, proper chiming bells all over the place, then the whole flock of birds came swarming down from the trees
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	chiming	chime	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
8	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	swarming	swarm	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
22	down	down	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chime** | gerund | mad sound and the whole flock of birds *not said here* | bells |  | the place |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | mad sound and the whole flock of birds |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **swarm down** | gerund | mad sound and the whole flock of birds *not said here* |  |  | the trees |  | down *property* | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, it was a weird silence, then a lady with a pole came out and shouted at everyone in the garden for ages

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t4:o3:1
# text = Nah, it was a weird silence, then a lady with a pole came out and shouted at everyone in the garden for ages
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	out	out	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	18	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | a weird silence and a lady with a pole |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come out** | past | a weird silence and a lady with a pole |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | a weird silence and a lady with a pole *not said here* |  |  | everyone | for ages | in the garden | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for age=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, loud ringing, and then the birds all swooped in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t4:o4:1
# text = Yeah, loud ringing, and then the birds all swooped in
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ringing	ringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	swooped	swoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swoop** | past | the birds |  |  |  | then | all *property* | tree rules |

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