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title: Yo, did the Many-Furred Creature really cook the King's soup, or did… — Grimm's Household Tales, The Many-Furr… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did the Many-Furred Creature really cook the King's soup, or did the cook just say that? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1924 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Many-Furred Creature: the ring, the reel and the wedding» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Grimm's Household Tales, The Many-Furred Creature: the rin…

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Yo, did the Many-Furred Creature really cook the King's soup, or did the cook just say that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Furred Creature · **What happens:** do, fur, cook, say · **To what, where:** Furred Creature, soup, that · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1924 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Many-Furred Creature: the ring, the reel and the wedding» 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/1924-pg7277-part61/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1924-pg7277-part61:t1:1
# text = Yo, did the Many-Furred Creature really cook the King's soup, or did the cook just say that?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	ccomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Furred	fur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	Creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	cook	cook	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	just	just	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Furred Creature |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creature=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fur** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cook** | present | the Furred Creature *not said here* | the King's soup |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent soup=Patient |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support |  | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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The cook really cooked it himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1924-pg7277-part61:t1:o1:1
# text = The cook really cooked it himself
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | past | the cook | it |  |  |  | cook *obl:unmarked* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She cooked it herself, and the cook had to confess his lie to the King

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1924-pg7277-part61:t1:o2:1
# text = She cooked it herself, and the cook had to confess his lie to the King
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	confess	confess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | past | She | it |  |  |  | herself *= she* *obl:unmarked* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | the cook |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **confess** | to-infinitive | the cook *not said here* | cook's lie | the King |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent lie=Topic to king=Recipient |
| 4 | **lie** |  | cook |  |  |  |  |  | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She only watched the cook work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1924-pg7277-part61:t1:o3:1
# text = She only watched the cook work
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | She | the cook work |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She cooked it, and the cook had to confess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1924-pg7277-part61:t1:o4:1
# text = She cooked it, and the cook had to confess
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	confess	confess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | past | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | the cook |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **confess** | to-infinitive | the cook *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

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