--- title: did the prince actually get to talk to her, or just stare? — Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the ba… · tree and pragmatics description: did the prince actually get to talk to her, or just stare? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 676 «Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the baby vanishes, an eagle carries her off, the prince searches» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/676-pg2435-part16/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the ba…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/676-pg2435-part16/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the baby vanishes, an eagl… did the prince actually get to talk to her, or just stare? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** do, get, talk, stare · **To what, where:** prince, her This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 676 «Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the baby vanishes, an eagle carries her off, the prince searches» 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/676-pg2435-part16/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:t9:1 # text = did the prince actually get to talk to her, or just stare? 1 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 actually actually ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 just just ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 stare stare VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | you *not said here* | the prince | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Eventuality | | 2 | **get** | present | you *not said here* | | | | | actually *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **talk** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | her *= she* | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent | | 4 | **stare** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | 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} Yes, he spoke, and she answered him kindly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:t9:o1:1 # text = Yes, he spoke, and she answered him kindly 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 kindly kindly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | she | | him *= he* | | | kindly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} No, he just stared ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:t9:o2:1 # text = No, he just stared 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 just just ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 stared stare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stare** | past | he | | | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He tried, but she just smiled and shook her head ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:t9:o3:1 # text = He tried, but she just smiled and shook her head 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 tried try VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 but but CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 just just ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 smiled smile VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 shook shake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | past | He | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **smile** | past | she | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **shake** | past | He *not said here* | her head | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent head=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes, they talked all night ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:t9:o4:1 # text = Yes, they talked all night 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 talked talk VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **talk** | past | they | | | | night | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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. 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