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title: Did the baron really throw his ring in the sea, like a mad one? — English Fairy Tales, The Fish and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the baron really throw his ring in the sea, like a mad one? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 1971 «English Fairy Tales, The Fish and the Ring: a baron tries to drown the girl he has fated for his son, and a ring saves her» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 6 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, The Fish and the Ring: a baron tries…

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Did the baron really throw his ring in the sea, like a mad one?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** baron · **What happens:** do, throw · **To what, where:** baron, ring, sea

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 1971 «English Fairy Tales, The Fish and the Ring: a baron tries to drown the girl he has fated for his son, and a ring saves her» 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/1971-pg7439-part30/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1971-pg7439-part30:t6:1
# text = Did the baron really throw his ring in the sea, like a mad one?
1	Did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	baron	baron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	throw	throw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the baron |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baron=Eventuality |
| 2 | **throw** | infinitive | the baron *not said here* | his ring |  | the sea |  | like a mad one | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ring=Theme in sea=Destination |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Yeah, to make her swear she'd never see him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1971-pg7439-part30:t6:o1:1
# text = Yeah, to make her swear she'd never see him
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swear** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **see** | would | she | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Nah, he threw his ring in the sea to show his anger at the whole family and the priest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1971-pg7439-part30:t6:o2:1
# text = Nah, he threw his ring in the sea to show his anger at the whole family and the priest
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | he | his ring |  | the sea |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ring=Theme in sea=Destination |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his anger |  | the whole family and the priest |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anger=Recipient |
| 3 | **anger** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he just dropped it by accident

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1971-pg7439-part30:t6:o3:1
# text = Nah, he just dropped it by accident
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | he | it |  |  |  | by accident | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme by accident=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yeah, to make her swear she'd never see him again, and then he regretted it

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1971-pg7439-part30:t6:o4:1
# text = Yeah, to make her swear she'd never see him again, and then he regretted it
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	regretted	regret	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swear** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **see** | would | she | him *= he* |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 4 | **regret** | past | he | it |  |  | then |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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