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title: So why did Tamlane have to get saved, like, what was the big deal? — Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Ja… · tree and pragmatics
description: So why did Tamlane have to get saved, like, what was the big deal? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 259 «Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight back from Elfland» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 3 · ★ · Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight…

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So why did Tamlane have to get saved, like, what was the big deal?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Tamlane · **What happens:** have, save, be · **To what, where:** big deal

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 259 «Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight back from Elfland» 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/259-pg14241-part26/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t3:1
# text = So why did Tamlane have to get saved, like, what was the big deal?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Tamlane	Tamlane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	16	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past · do-support | Tamlane |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive · passive | Tamlane *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | the big deal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Cause he lied tae the Queen aboot the stars

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t3:o1:1
# text = Cause he lied tae the Queen aboot the stars
1	Cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lied	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tae	tae	ADP	IN	Foreign=Yes	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	aboot	aboot	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | Cause |  |  |  |  | tae the Queen; aboot the stars | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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The Elves were gonnae hand him over as their tithe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t3:o2:1
# text = The Elves were gonnae hand him over as their tithe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Elves	Elf	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	gonnae	gonnae	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	hand	hand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tithe	tithe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand over** | past | the Elves | him *= he* |  |  |  | as Elves's tithe | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cause he'd eaten their fairy bread at the broom bush and the Queen said he had tae be punished forever in the hill

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t3:o3:1
# text = Cause he'd eaten their fairy bread at the broom bush and the Queen said he had tae be punished forever in the hill
1	Cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	tae	tae	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	ccomp	_	_
21	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · perfect | Cause | their fairy bread |  | the broom bush and the Queen |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Cause |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **punish** | past · passive |  | Cause |  | the hill |  | forever *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cause the Elves wanted his horse back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t3:o4:1
# text = Cause the Elves wanted his horse back
1	Cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Elves	Elf	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **want back** | past | the Elves | his horse |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot horse=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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