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title: Did the robber girl just let the reindeer go, or nah? — Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the robber girl just let the reindeer go, or nah? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 292 «Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends Gerda north to Lapland on a reindeer» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 8 · ★ · Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Did the robber girl just let the reindeer go, or nah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reindeer · **What happens:** let, go · **To what, where:** reindeer

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 292 «Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends Gerda north to Lapland on a reindeer» 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/292-pg1597-part19/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:t8:1
# text = Did the robber girl just let the reindeer go, or nah?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past · do-support |  | the reindeer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | the reindeer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Yeah, she cut the rope and sent him off into the snowy woods without any food

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:t8:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she cut the rope and sent him off into the snowy woods without any food
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
15	without	without	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | she | the rope |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Product |
| 2 | **send off** | past | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the snowy woods |  | without any food | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she fed him and sent him home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:t8:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she fed him and sent him home
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | she |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **send** | past | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she cut the rope and sent him off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:t8:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she cut the rope and sent him off
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | she | the rope |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Product |
| 2 | **send off** | past | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she cut the rope and sent him off, then waved goodbye to him for ages

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:292-pg1597-part19:t8:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she cut the rope and sent him off, then waved goodbye to him for ages
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | she | the rope |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Product |
| 2 | **send off** | past | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **wave** | past | she *not said here* | goodbye | him *= he* |  | for ages; then |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent goodbye=Theme to he=Recipient |

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