--- title: Bro, why'd the queen even let the robber dude get close to her? — Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Bro, why'd the queen even let the robber dude get close to her? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 684 «Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is blinded and goes to the giant» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/684-pg2435-part24/t2/) [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, The Sword of Strength, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/684-pg2435-part24/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is… Bro, why'd the queen even let the robber dude get close to her? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** queen, Bro · **What happens:** let, get · **To what, where:** robber dude This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 684 «Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is blinded and goes to the giant» 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/684-pg2435-part24/#t2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:t2:1 # text = Bro, why'd the queen even let the robber dude get close to her? 1 Bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 3 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 'd 'd PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 even even ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 robber robber NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 dude dude NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 12 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 close close ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 xcomp _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | infinitive | the queen | the robber dude | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dude=Theme | | 2 | **get** | present | Bro | | | | | close *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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} He scared her into thinking he was a prince ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:t2:o1:1 # text = He scared her into thinking he was a prince 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 scared scare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 into into SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **scare** | past | He | her *= she* | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** | past | he | a prince | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He flattered her till she was totally into him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:t2:o2:1 # text = He flattered her till she was totally into him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 flattered flatter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 till till SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 totally totally ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 into into ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flatter** | past | He | her *= she* | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | past | she | | | | | into him *= he*; totally *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He buttered her up until she fell ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:t2:o3:1 # text = He buttered her up until she fell 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 buttered butter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 5 until until SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **butter up** | past | He | | her *= she* | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Destination | | 2 | **fall** | past | she | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He sweet-talked her into liking him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:t2:o4:1 # text = He sweet-talked her into liking him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 talked talk VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 into into ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 liking like VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **talk** | past | He | her *= she* | | | | | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent she=Patient | | 2 | **like** | gerund | He *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme | **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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