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title: So the princess just cried and cried, yeah? — Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: So the princess just cried and cried, yeah? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 674 «Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats the dragon, and the princess's kiss ends the fight» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 5 · ★ · Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So the princess just cried and cried, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** princess · **What happens:** cry

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 674 «Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats the dragon, and the princess's kiss ends the fight» 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/674-pg2435-part14/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:t5:1
# text = So the princess just cried and cried, yeah?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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, she was in a right state, mate, poor thing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:t5:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she was in a right state, mate, poor thing
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  | a right state and poor thing |  | mate *vocative* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she was bawling her eyes out, proper sobbing, and then she begged her dad to call the whole thing off

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:t5:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she was bawling her eyes out, proper sobbing, and then she begged her dad to call the whole thing off
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bawling	bawl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sobbing	sobbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	off	off	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bawl out** *speech: other* | past · progressive | she | her eyes |  |  |  | proper sobbing *obl*; out *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Topic |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | she |  | her dad |  | then |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient |
| 3 | **call off** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the whole thing |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thing=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she was angry and stomped off to her room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:t5:o3:1
# text = Nah, she was angry and stomped off to her room
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	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stomped	stomp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stomp off** | past | she *not said here* |  |  | her room |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to room=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she was bawling her eyes out, proper sobbing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:t5:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she was bawling her eyes out, proper sobbing
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bawling	bawl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sobbing	sobbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bawl out** *speech: other* | past · progressive | she | her eyes |  |  |  | proper sobbing *obl*; out *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Topic |

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