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title: The stepsisters were so mid, right? Like what did they even say? — Russian Fairy Tales, Frost, part 49: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: The stepsisters were so mid, right? Like what did they even say? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 457 «Russian Fairy Tales, Frost, part 49: the stepmother's daughters freeze in the forest» 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 4 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, Frost, part 49: the stepmother's daug…

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The stepsisters were so mid, right? Like what did they even say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** stepsisters · **What happens:** be, say · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 457 «Russian Fairy Tales, Frost, part 49: the stepmother's daughters freeze in the forest» 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/457-pg22373-part49/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The stepsisters were so mid, right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:457-pg22373-part49:t4:1
# text = The stepsisters were so mid, right?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stepsisters	stepsister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mid	mid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the stepsisters |  |  |  |  | mid *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Like what did they even say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:457-pg22373-part49:t4:2
# text = Like what did they even say?
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | stepsisters *= stepsister* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They just kept bickering all day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:457-pg22373-part49:t4:o1:1
# text = They just kept bickering all day
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bickering	bicker	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bicker** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They just kept dissing each other and laughing at poor Marfa's new gifts all the way

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:457-pg22373-part49:t4:o2:1
# text = They just kept dissing each other and laughing at poor Marfa's new gifts all the way
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dissing	dis	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	4	obj	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Marfa	Marfa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	17	det:predet	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | They | all way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dis** | gerund | all way *not said here* | each |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **laugh** | gerund | all way *not said here* |  |  | poor Marfa's new gifts |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **gift** |  | poor Marfa |  |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They just kept dissing each other, arguing about who would marry, and insulting Frost to his face

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:457-pg22373-part49:t4:o3:1
# text = They just kept dissing each other, arguing about who would marry, and insulting Frost to his face
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dissing	dis	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	4	obj	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
9	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	insulting	insulting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	Frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | They | insulting Frost |  |  |  | to his face | tree rules |
| 2 | **dis** | gerund | insulting Frost *not said here* | each |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund | insulting Frost *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **marry** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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They just kept dissing each other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:457-pg22373-part49:t4:o4:1
# text = They just kept dissing each other
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dissing	dis	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	4	obj	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dis** | gerund | They *not said here* | each |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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