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title: did the summer just stop, like, all of a sudden? — Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: did the summer just stop, like, all of a sudden? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 290 «Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells Gerda that Kay is living with a Princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 12 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells G…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
did the summer just stop, like, all of a sudden?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, stop

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 290 «Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells Gerda that Kay is living with a Princess» 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/290-pg1597-part17/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t12:1
# text = did the summer just stop, like, all of a sudden?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	advcl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  | summer |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stop** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it was autumn outside, though the garden had always been sunny, and it was cold there

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t12:o1:1
# text = Yeah, it was autumn outside, though the garden had always been sunny, and it was cold there
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	14	advmod	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
20	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | autumn |  |  |  | outside *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past · perfect | the garden |  |  |  |  | always, sunny *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | garden |  |  | there |  | cold *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it was autumn outside, though the garden had always been sunny, and the leaves were all falling down on the road in the wind

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t12:o2:1
# text = Yeah, it was autumn outside, though the garden had always been sunny, and the leaves were all falling down on the road in the wind
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	14	advmod	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
19	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	all	all	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
22	down	down	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | autumn |  |  |  | outside *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past · perfect | the garden |  |  |  |  | always, sunny *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fall down** | past · progressive | the leaves |  |  | the road |  | in the wind; all, down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on road=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it was autumn outside, though the garden had always been sunny

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t12:o3:1
# text = Yeah, it was autumn outside, though the garden had always been sunny
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	14	advmod	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | autumn |  |  |  | outside *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past · perfect | the garden |  |  |  |  | always, sunny *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, outside it was autumn, but the garden had been sunny all along

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t12:o4:1
# text = Yeah, outside it was autumn, but the garden had been sunny all along
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
13	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
14	all	all	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	along	along	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | outside autumn | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past · perfect | the garden |  |  |  |  | along, sunny *property* | tree rules |

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