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title: is the bird's mum thing actually a proper twist or what — Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and… · tree and pragmatics
description: is the bird's mum thing actually a proper twist or what Test 13 · ★ of lesson 426 «Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, part 18: the Prince sews magic robes and the brides recognise him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 13 · ★ · Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, par…

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is the bird's mum thing actually a proper twist or what

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** mum thing

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 426 «Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, part 18: the Prince sews magic robes and the brides recognise him» 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/426-pg22373-part18/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:t13:1
# text = is the bird's mum thing actually a proper twist or what
1	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	csubj	_	_
7	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	twist	twist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the bird's mum thing |  |  |  |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she's grateful for her babies being covered and she helps him for real, lol

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:t13:o1:1
# text = yeah, she's grateful for her babies being covered and she helps him for real, lol
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
18	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | grateful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | gerund · passive |  | her babies |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |
| 3 | **help** | present | she |  | him *= he* |  |  | for real | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she's grateful for her babies being covered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:t13:o2:1
# text = yeah, she's grateful for her babies being covered
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | for her babies; grateful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | gerund · passive |  | her babies *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, she wants him to eat the eggs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:t13:o3:1
# text = nah, she wants him to eat the eggs
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | she | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | the eggs |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, she's mad that he covered her babies with a coat and wants to eat him

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:t13:o4:1
# text = nah, she's mad that he covered her babies with a coat and wants to eat him
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | past | he | her babies |  |  |  | with a coat | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent baby=Destination with coat=Theme |
| 3 | **want** | present | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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