--- title: did the stepson like being told to watch him? — Orange Fairy Book, The Gold-Bearded Ma… · tree and pragmatics description: did the stepson like being told to watch him? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 693 «Orange Fairy Book, The Gold-Bearded Man, part 1: a wicked stepfather, a milk-brook, and a golden cage» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/693-pg2435-part33/t11/) [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/) / [Orange Fairy Book, The Gold-Bearded Ma…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/693-pg2435-part33/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★ · Orange Fairy Book, The Gold-Bearded Man, part 1: a wicked… did the stepson like being told to watch him? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** stepson · **What happens:** do, tell, watch · **To what, where:** stepson · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 693 «Orange Fairy Book, The Gold-Bearded Man, part 1: a wicked stepfather, a milk-brook, and a golden cage» 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/693-pg2435-part33/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:693-pg2435-part33:t11:1 # text = did the stepson like being told to watch him? 1 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 stepson stepson NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 like like SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 watch watch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | | the stepson | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stepson=Eventuality | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund · passive | | the stepson *not said here* | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: clause=Topic | | 3 | **watch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the stepson *not said here* | stepson | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} nah, he hoped he'd never come back ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:693-pg2435-part33:t11:o1:1 # text = nah, he hoped he'd never come back 1 nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 hoped hope VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 9 back back ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hope** | past | he | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **come back** | would | he | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} yes, he loved it ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:693-pg2435-part33:t11:o2:1 # text = yes, he loved it 1 yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 loved love VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **love** | past | he | it | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} nah, he liked the duty fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:693-pg2435-part33:t11:o3:1 # text = nah, he liked the duty fine 1 nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 liked like VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 duty duty NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **like** | past | he | the duty | | | | fine *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot duty=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} yes, he was glad to watch him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:693-pg2435-part33:t11:o4:1 # text = yes, he was glad to watch him 1 yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 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 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 glad glad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 watch watch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 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 | **is** | past | he | | | | | glad *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 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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