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title: and what did they do at that crystal spring? — Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: and what did they do at that crystal spring? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 2063 «Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace, part 22: hungry sailors follow the smell of roast meat up to the palace» 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 5 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace, part 22: hungry sailors…

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and what did they do at that crystal spring?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they · **What happens:** do

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 2063 «Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace, part 22: hungry sailors follow the smell of roast meat up to the palace» 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/2063-pg976-part22/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2063-pg976-part22:t5:1
# text = and what did they do at that crystal spring?
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	crystal	crystal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | present | they |  |  |  | spring |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Had a drink, then laughed at their wobbly faces, and one of them fell into the spring

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2063-pg976-part22:t5:o1:1
# text = Had a drink, then laughed at their wobbly faces, and one of them fell into the spring
1	Had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	_
16	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past |  | a drink |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past |  |  |  | their wobbly faces | then |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fall** | past | one of faces |  |  |  | spring |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Had a drink, then laughed at their wobbly faces

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2063-pg976-part22:t5:o2:1
# text = Had a drink, then laughed at their wobbly faces
1	Had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past |  | a drink |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past |  |  |  | their wobbly faces | then |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Had a drink, then laughed at their wobbly faces until the sun went down behind the trees

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2063-pg976-part22:t5:o3:1
# text = Had a drink, then laughed at their wobbly faces until the sun went down behind the trees
1	Had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
15	down	down	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past |  | a drink |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past |  |  |  | their wobbly faces | then |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go down** | past | the sun |  |  | the trees |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme behind tree=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filled their casks, then argued about the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2063-pg976-part22:t5:o4:1
# text = Filled their casks, then argued about the road
1	Filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	casks	cask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past |  | their casks |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cask=Patient |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past |  |  |  |  | then | about the road | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about road=Topic |

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