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title: Wicked, the Black Bird just swooped in and was like "What you want,… — Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wicked, the Black Bird just swooped in and was like "What you want, sis?", right? Test 8 · ★ 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 dependency tre
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# Test 8 · ★ · Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs…

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Wicked, the Black Bird just swooped in and was like "What you want, sis?", right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Black Bird, sis, you · **What happens:** swoop, be, want

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t8:1
# text = Wicked, the Black Bird just swooped in and was like "What you want, sis?", right?
1	Wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Bird	Bird	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	swooped	swoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	advcl	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
21	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swoop** | past | the Black Bird |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | sis |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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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Nah, he hovered way up high in the clouds, all calm and sleepy, and asked the Princess politely what she wanted to eat

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t8:o1:1
# text = Nah, he hovered way up high in the clouds, all calm and sleepy, and asked the Princess politely what she wanted to eat
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hovered	hover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	conj	_	_
13	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	obj	_	_
23	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	acl:relcl	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hover** | past | he | way |  | the clouds |  | high *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he *not said here* |  | the Princess |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | Princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he kept his distance, all quiet and calm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t8:o2:1
# text = Nah, he kept his distance, all quiet and calm
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | he | his distance |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distance=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Yeah, he landed at her feet, all creepy and loud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t8:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he landed at her feet, all creepy and loud
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	creepy	creepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | he |  |  | her feet |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Yeah, he swooped in, landed at her feet, all creepy and loud, and then demanded the Princess tell him everything

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:t8:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he swooped in, landed at her feet, all creepy and loud, and then demanded the Princess tell him everything
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	swooped	swoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	creepy	creepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
19	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	ccomp	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	_
24	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	22	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swoop** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **land** | past | he *not said here* |  |  | her feet |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | the Princess | everything | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient everything=Topic |

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