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title: Gutted for the watchman? What did he wish for, then? — Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fort… · tree and pragmatics
description: Gutted for the watchman? What did he wish for, then? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 278 «Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fortune, part 5: the Councillor's muddled party ends in the street, and the watchman finds the shoes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 8 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fortune, part 5: the Cou…

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Gutted for the watchman? What did he wish for, then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** gut, wish

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 278 «Andersen's Tales, The Galoshes of Fortune, part 5: the Councillor's muddled party ends in the street, and the watchman finds the shoes» 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/278-pg1597-part5/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gutted for the watchman?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:t8:1
# text = Gutted for the watchman?
1	Gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	watchman	watchman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for the watchman | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What did he wish for, then?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:t8:2
# text = What did he wish for, then?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past · do-support | he |  |  |  | then |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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To swap places with the lieutenant, cos he reckons the lieutenant's got it made up here

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:t8:o1:1
# text = To swap places with the lieutenant, cos he reckons the lieutenant's got it made up here
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swap	swap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lieutenant	lieutenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lieutenant	lieutenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | places |  |  |  | with the lieutenant | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent place=Theme with lieutenant=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **reckon** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | present · passive | the lieutenant |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **make up** | past | lieutenant |  |  | here |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To swap places with the lieutenant and live in his warm room with the rich wine and the fire

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:t8:o2:1
# text = To swap places with the lieutenant and live in his warm room with the rich wine and the fire
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swap	swap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lieutenant	lieutenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | to-infinitive |  | places |  |  |  | with the lieutenant | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent place=Theme with lieutenant=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **live** | present |  |  |  | his warm room with the rich wine and the fire |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in room=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To trade jobs with the lieutenant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:t8:o3:1
# text = To trade jobs with the lieutenant
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	trade	trade	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lieutenant	lieutenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trade** | to-infinitive |  | jobs |  |  |  | with the lieutenant | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent job=Theme with lieutenant=Co-Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To swap places with the lieutenant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:278-pg1597-part5:t8:o4:1
# text = To swap places with the lieutenant
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swap	swap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lieutenant	lieutenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | to-infinitive |  | places |  |  |  | with the lieutenant | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent place=Theme with lieutenant=Co-Agent |

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