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title: ok so the Princess asks the tailors a riddle about her hair, right? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Cl… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tai…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ok so the Princess asks the tailors a riddle about her hair, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Princess · **What happens:** ask · **To what, where:** tailors

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1933 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tailor guesses the Princess's hair and tames the bear» 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/1933-pg7277-part70/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:t1:1
# text = ok so the Princess asks the tailors a riddle about her hair, right?
1	ok	ok	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tailors	tailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
14	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the Princess |  | the tailors |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tailor=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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dude, the tailor said black and white, and she laughed off the whole riddle.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:t1:o1:1
# text = Dude, the tailor said black and white, and she laughed off the whole riddle.
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the tailor |  |  |  |  | black *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **laugh off** | past | tailor | the whole riddle |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent riddle=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dude, the second tailor guessed red and brown, and she got mad at everyone.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:t1:o2:1
# text = Dude, the second tailor guessed red and brown, and she got mad at everyone.
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	guessed	guess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | past | Dude |  |  |  |  | red *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | past | tailor |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dude, the tailor said silver and gold, and she totally freaked

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:t1:o3:1
# text = Dude, the tailor said silver and gold, and she totally freaked
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	freaked	freak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the tailor | silver and gold |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent silver=Topic |
| 2 | **freak** | past | tailor |  |  |  |  | totally *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dude, the tailor said silver and gold, so she totally freaked out and the whole court panicked for ages after.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:t1:o4:1
# text = Dude, the tailor said silver and gold, so she totally freaked out and the whole court panicked for ages after.
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	freaked	freak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	panicked	panic	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
22	after	after	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the tailor | silver and gold |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent silver=Topic |
| 2 | **freak out** | past | tailor |  |  |  |  | totally *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **panic** | past | the whole court |  |  |  | for ages | after *property* | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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