--- title: fr why did his fam not even mind when he ghosted — Europe's Fairy Book, Tiidu the Piper,… · tree and pragmatics description: fr why did his fam not even mind when he ghosted Test 9 · ★ of lesson 677 «Europe's Fairy Book, Tiidu the Piper, part 17: a wise maiden is carried off, and lazy Tiidu finds his pipes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/677-pg2435-part17/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/) / [Europe's Fairy Book, Tiidu the Piper,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/677-pg2435-part17/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Europe's Fairy Book, Tiidu the Piper, part 17: a wise maid… fr why did his fam not even mind when he ghosted **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** not mind, ghost This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 677 «Europe's Fairy Book, Tiidu the Piper, part 17: a wise maiden is carried off, and lazy Tiidu finds his pipes» 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/677-pg2435-part17/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:677-pg2435-part17:t9:1 # text = fr why did his fam not even mind when he ghosted 1 fr fr NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 fam fam NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 7 even even ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 mind mind VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 acl:relcl _ _ 9 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 ghosted ghost VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **mind** | past · do-support | | | | | | | vn care-88.1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **ghost** | past | he | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} they had been expecting him to leave for years ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:677-pg2435-part17:t9:o1:1 # text = they had been expecting him to leave for years 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux _ _ 4 expecting expect VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 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 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **expect** | past · perfect · progressive | they | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | | | | year | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} they were relieved ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:677-pg2435-part17:t9:o2:1 # text = they were relieved 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 relieved relieved ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | they | | | | | relieved *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} they were secretly happy he had gone away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:677-pg2435-part17:t9:o3:1 # text = they were secretly happy he had gone away 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 secretly secretly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 acl:relcl _ _ 8 away away ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | they | | | | | happy, secretly *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **go away** | past · perfect | he | | | | | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} they were glad he finally showed some spirit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:677-pg2435-part17:t9:o4:1 # text = they were glad he finally showed some spirit 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 glad glad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 finally finally ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 showed show VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 8 det _ _ 8 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | they | | | | | glad *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **show** | past | he | some spirit | | | | finally *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent spirit=Recipient | **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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