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title: the king heard a humming, so what's the story — English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: the king heard a humming, so what's the story Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1943 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to help» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 10 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the king heard a humming, so what's the story

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** king, story · **What happens:** hear, be · **To what, where:** humming

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1943 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to help» 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/1943-pg7439-part2/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:t10:1
# text = the king heard a humming, so what's the story
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	humming	humming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | the king | a humming |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer humming=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the story |  |  |  |  |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he looked up a tree and saw a small thing, lowkey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:t10:o1:1
# text = he looked up a tree and saw a small thing, lowkey
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look up** | past | he | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tree=Attribute |
| 2 | **see** | past | he *not said here* | a small thing and lowkey |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he looked down a chalk-pit in the wood and saw a little impet spinning yarn, which was strange, lowkey, proper weird

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:t10:o2:1
# text = he looked down a chalk-pit in the wood and saw a little impet spinning yarn, which was strange, lowkey, proper weird
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	impet	impet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	yarn	yarn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
25	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look down** | past | he | a chalk pit |  |  |  | in the wood | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in wood=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | he *not said here* | a little impet |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer impet=Stimulus |
| 3 | **spin** | gerund | a little impet *not said here* | yarn |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | yarn |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | yarn *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he rode up to the castle and looked out a window and saw something weird spinning, lowkey, and it was a mess

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:t10:o3:1
# text = he rode up to the castle and looked out a window and saw something weird spinning, lowkey, and it was a mess
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
16	spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride up** | past | he |  |  | the castle |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to castle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **look out** | past | he *not said here* | a window |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **see** | past | he *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 4 | **spin** | gerund |  | lowkey |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lowkey=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | past | lowkey | a mess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he looked down a chalk-pit and something strange was there, lowkey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:t10:o4:1
# text = he looked down a chalk-pit and something strange was there, lowkey
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	_
10	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look down** | past | he | a chalk pit and lowkey |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

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