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title: Be honest, which silly is the wildest, the cow lady or trousers guy? — English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies… · tree and pragmatics
description: Be honest, which silly is the wildest, the cow lady or trousers guy? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1944 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl guesses the imp's name, and the sillies begin their troubles» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Test 12 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl g…

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Be honest, which silly is the wildest, the cow lady or trousers guy?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1944 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl guesses the imp's name, and the sillies begin their troubles» 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/1944-pg7439-part3/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t12:1
# text = Be honest, which silly is the wildest, the cow lady or trousers guy?
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wildest	wild	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | 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 cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney and then smothered in soot, honestly the wildest thing in the whole story

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t12:o1:1
# text = the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney and then smothered in soot, honestly the wildest thing in the whole story
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	smothered	smother	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	soot	soot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	wildest	wild	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	amod	_	_
20	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick up** | past · passive |  | the cow lady |  |  |  | a chimney *obl* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **smother** | past |  |  |  |  | then | in soot and the wildest thing in the whole story | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in soot=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney and smothered, which is wilder than anything the trousers guy did

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t12:o2:1
# text = the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney and smothered, which is wilder than anything the trousers guy did
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	smothered	smother	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	wilder	wild	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
17	than	than	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	compound	_	_
21	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
22	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick up** | past · passive |  | lady |  |  |  | a chimney *obl* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **smother** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | the cow lady |  |  |  |  | than anything; wild *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | past | the cow lady |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t12:o3:1
# text = the cow lady, she got stuck up a chimney
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick up** | past · passive |  | the cow lady |  |  |  | a chimney *obl* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the trousers bloke, he hopped around

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t12:o4:1
# text = the trousers bloke, he hopped around
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hopped	hop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	around	around	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hop around** | past | the trousers bloke |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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