--- title: what was his mum's face like when the cow let him drop? — English Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb: the ti… · tree and pragmatics description: what was his mum's face like when the cow let him drop? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1964 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb: the tinker takes the pudding, a cow swallows Tom, a fish and a raven carry him far, and his last journey ends with a spider» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1964-pg7439-part23/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [English Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb: the ti…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1964-pg7439-part23/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb: the tinker takes the puddi… what was his mum's face like when the cow let him drop? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cow, him · **What happens:** be, let, drop · **To what, where:** face, him This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1964 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb: the tinker takes the pudding, a cow swallows Tom, a fish and a raven carry him far, and his last journey ends with a spider» 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/1964-pg7439-part23/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1964-pg7439-part23:t10:1 # text = what was his mum's face like when the cow let him drop? 1 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 like like SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 cow cow NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 acl:relcl _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 drop drop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | his mum's face | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **let** | infinitive | the cow | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **drop** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | 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} she was laughing, she thought it was funny ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1964-pg7439-part23:t10:o1:1 # text = she was laughing, she thought it was funny 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 laughing laugh VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 funny funny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **laugh** | past · progressive | she | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | past | it | | | | | funny *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} proper upset, she was crying loads and wringing her hands and calling for help ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1964-pg7439-part23:t10:o2:1 # text = proper upset, she was crying loads and wringing her hands and calling for help 1 proper properly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 7 loads load NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 wringing wring VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 conj _ _ 10 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 calling call VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 conj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | she | loads | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Topic | | 2 | **wring** | gerund | she *not said here* | her hands | | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient | | 3 | **call** | gerund | she *not said here* | | | | | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} proper upset, she was crying and wringing her hands ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1964-pg7439-part23:t10:o3:1 # text = proper upset, she was crying and wringing her hands 1 proper properly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 wringing wring VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 conj _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | she | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wring** | gerund | she *not said here* | her hands | | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} proper upset, crying ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1964-pg7439-part23:t10:o4:1 # text = proper upset, crying 1 proper properly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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