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title: Did the king's son step on all the bones, innit? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the king's son step on all the bones, innit? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 2019 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become steps, a finger is lost, and the giant drowns» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 10 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become ste…

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Did the king's son step on all the bones, innit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** do, innit, step · **To what, where:** son step, bones

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 2019 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become steps, a finger is lost, and the giant drowns» 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/2019-pg7885-part38/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t10:1
# text = Did the king's son step on all the bones, innit?
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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the king's son step on all bones |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **innit** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **step** |  | the king |  |  | all bones |  |  | nom step «act transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he trod on them all, every single one, so she had to be put back together with water

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t10:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he trod on them all, every single one, so she had to be put back together with water
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	trod	tread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	xcomp	_	_
19	back	back	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	together	together	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tread** | past | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location they=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put back** | to-infinitive · passive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with water; together *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he stepped on every one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t10:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he stepped on every one
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | past | he |  |  |  |  | on every one | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on one=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he missed the last bone, so she was left with only nine fingers and a limp for the rest of her life

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t10:o3:1
# text = Nah, he missed the last bone, so she was left with only nine fingers and a limp for the rest of her life
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	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	limp	limp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | past | he | the last bone |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bone=Stimulus |
| 2 | **leave** | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  | with nine fingers and a limp; for the rest of her life | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: subject=Recipient with finger=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he missed the last one, so she lost a finger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t10:o4:1
# text = Nah, he missed the last one, so she lost a finger
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	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | past | he | the last one |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | past | she | a finger |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Eventuality |

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