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title: Bare sad, the miller's daughter spotted her floating, right? — English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cru… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bare sad, the miller's daughter spotted her floating, right? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1949 «English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the youngest princess and the harp tells the truth» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 3 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bare sad, the miller's daughter spotted her floating, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** daughter · **What happens:** spot, float · **To what, where:** floating

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1949 «English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the youngest princess and the harp tells the truth» 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/1949-pg7439-part8/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:t3:1
# text = Bare sad, the miller's daughter spotted her floating, right?
1	Bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	spotted	spot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	floating	floating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
12	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot** | past | the miller's daughter | daughter's floating |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent floating=Destination |
| 2 | **float** |  | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom floating «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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Yeah, she yelled for her dad to draw the dam and save her life

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:t3:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she yelled for her dad to draw the dam and save her life
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	yelled	yell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	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	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	save	save	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | past | she |  |  |  |  | for her dad | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for dad=Recipient |
| 2 | **draw** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the dam |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dam=Theme |
| 3 | **save** | infinitive | she *not said here* | her life |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she yelled for her dad to draw the dam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:t3:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she yelled for her dad to draw the dam
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	yelled	yell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	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	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | past | she |  |  |  |  | for her dad | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for dad=Recipient |
| 2 | **draw** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the dam |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dam=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she shouted for the miller to help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:t3:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she shouted for the miller to help
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | she |  |  |  |  | for the miller | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for miller=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she ran straight off to fetch her dad and the whole village to draw the dam

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:t3:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she ran straight off to fetch her dad and the whole village to draw the dam
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	off	off	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | she |  |  |  |  | off *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | her dad and the whole village |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Theme |
| 3 | **draw** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the dam |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dam=Theme |

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