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title: how did gerda know it was kay, dead giveaway? — Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: how did gerda know it was kay, dead giveaway? Test 6 · ★ 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 6 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells G…

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how did gerda know it was kay, dead giveaway?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** gerda · **What happens:** know, be · **To what, where:** kay

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t6:1
# text = how did gerda know it was kay, dead giveaway?
1	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	gerda	gerda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	kay	Kay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · do-support | gerda |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | past | gerda | kay |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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His boots were creaking loudly, and she'd heard those very same boots in grandma's room, so it had to be him

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t6:o1:1
# text = His boots were creaking loudly, and she'd heard those very same boots in grandma's room, so it had to be him
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	creaking	creak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
11	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
25	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **creak** | past · progressive | His boots |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | past · perfect | she | that same boots |  | grandma's room |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer boot=Stimulus |
| 3 | **have** | past | room |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | to-infinitive | room *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His boots were creaking, and she'd heard them in grandma's room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t6:o2:1
# text = His boots were creaking, and she'd heard them in grandma's room
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	creaking	creak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **creak** | past · progressive | His boots |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | past · perfect | she | boots *= boot* |  | grandma's room |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She'd seen his boots creaking on the stairs at grandma's house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t6:o3:1
# text = She'd seen his boots creaking on the stairs at grandma's house
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	creaking	creak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · perfect | She | his boots |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer boot=Stimulus |
| 2 | **creak** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  | the stairs |  | at grandma's house | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stair=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His boots were creaking, and she'd heard them in grandma's room, so it had to be him

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:t6:o4:1
# text = His boots were creaking, and she'd heard them in grandma's room, so it had to be him
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	creaking	creak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **creak** | past · progressive | His boots |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | past · perfect | she | boots *= boot* |  | grandma's room |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |
| 3 | **have** | past | room |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | to-infinitive | room *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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