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title: wait, the blokes at the palace just froze up? — Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, the blokes at the palace just froze up? Test 3 · ★ 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; Mova's 
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# Test 3 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells G…

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wait, the blokes at the palace just froze up?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait, freeze up · **To what, where:** blokes, palace

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t3:1
# text = wait, the blokes at the palace just froze up?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	blokes	bloke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | the blokes |  | the palace |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at palace=Location |
| 2 | **freeze up** | past | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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, they could chatter like mad outside, but inside they went dumb and then they all ran off

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t3:o1:1
# text = Yeah, they could chatter like mad outside, but inside they went dumb and then they all ran off
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	chatter	chatter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
19	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
20	off	off	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chatter** | could | they |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | past | they |  |  |  |  | dumb *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **run off** | past | they |  |  |  | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they could chatter like mad outside, but inside they went dumb

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t3:o2:1
# text = Yeah, they could chatter like mad outside, but inside they went dumb
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	chatter	chatter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chatter** | could | they |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | past | they |  |  |  |  | dumb *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they were chatty out front, then inside they just went silent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t3:o3:1
# text = Yeah, they were chatty out front, then inside they just went silent
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	chatty	chatty	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
10	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | they | front |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | they |  |  |  | then | silent *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Yeah, they could chatter like mad outside on the steps, but inside the palace they went completely dumb and couldn't say a word

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t3:o4:1
# text = Yeah, they could chatter like mad outside on the steps, but inside the palace they went completely dumb and couldn't say a word
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	chatter	chatter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
19	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chatter** | could | they |  |  |  |  | like mad; on the steps; outside *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on step=Location |
| 2 | **go** | past | steps *= step* |  |  | the palace |  | dumb *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme inside palace=Location |
| 3 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | could | steps *= step* *not said here* | a word |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

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