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title: Yo, the horse talks, innit? How does the king feel about it? — Yellow Fairy Book, The Magic Horse: mu… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, the horse talks, innit? How does the king feel about it? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 683 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Magic Horse: music saves the youth from the gallows, and he is made king» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 1 · ★ · Yellow Fairy Book, The Magic Horse: music saves the youth…

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Yo, the horse talks, innit? How does the king feel about it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** horse, king · **What happens:** talk, innit, feel

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 683 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Magic Horse: music saves the youth from the gallows, and he is made king» 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/683-pg2435-part23/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Yo, the horse talks, innit?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:683-pg2435-part23:t1:1
# text = Yo, the horse talks, innit?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	innit	innit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	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 | **talk** | present | the horse |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **innit** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* How does the king feel about it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:683-pg2435-part23:t1:2
# text = How does the king feel about it?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present · do-support | the king |  |  |  |  | about horse | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent about it=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He's well cheesed off and sends it packing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:683-pg2435-part23:t1:o1:1
# text = He's well cheesed off and sends it packing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	cheesed	cheese	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	packing	pack	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheese off** | present · passive | He |  |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | present | He *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pack** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He's well chuffed, reckons it's magic, and takes it straight down to the stables

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:683-pg2435-part23:t1:o2:1
# text = He's well chuffed, reckons it's magic, and takes it straight down to the stables
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	down	down	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuff** | present · passive | He |  |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **reckon** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | magic *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **take** | present | He *not said here* | it |  | the stables |  | down *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to stable=Destination |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He's well chuffed and takes it straight to the stables

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:683-pg2435-part23:t1:o3:1
# text = He's well chuffed and takes it straight to the stables
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuff** | present · passive | He |  |  |  |  | to the stables; well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | He *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's dead confused but still takes it right down to the stables quick smart

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:683-pg2435-part23:t1:o4:1
# text = He's dead confused but still takes it right down to the stables quick smart
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	right	right	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
14	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | confused *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | He *not said here* | it |  | the stables | still | down *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to stable=Destination |
| 3 | **be** |  | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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