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title: Why did Count Piro just stand there with no words, mate? — Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did Count Piro just stand there with no words, mate? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 702 «Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bride and tests his master's gratitude» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Test 4 · ★ · Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bri…

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Why did Count Piro just stand there with no words, mate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** count, stand · **To what, where:** Piro

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 702 «Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bride and tests his master's gratitude» 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/702-pg2435-part42/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:t4:1
# text = Why did Count Piro just stand there with no words, mate?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	Count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
4	Piro	Piro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past · do-support | you *not said here* | Piro |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piro=Theme |
| 2 | **stand** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | there |  | with no words | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He was thinking hard about the wedding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:t4:o1:1
# text = He was thinking hard about the wedding
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | He |  |  |  |  | about the wedding; hard *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about wedding=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was stunned because his bird was dumb and he had loads of castle things to sort out today

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:t4:o2:1
# text = He was stunned because his bird was dumb and he had loads of castle things to sort out today
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	stunned	stun	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stun** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | his bird |  |  |  |  | dumb *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | past | bird | loads of castle things |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient |
| 4 | **sort out** | to-infinitive | bird *not said here* |  |  |  | today |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His bird was dumb and he had loads to sort out, so he just stood there looking at the fox

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:t4:o3:1
# text = His bird was dumb and he had loads to sort out, so he just stood there looking at the fox
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
18	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His bird |  |  |  |  | dumb *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | bird | loads |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sort out** | to-infinitive | loads *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **stand** | past | bird |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **look** | gerund | bird *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the fox | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at fox=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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His bird was dumb, he had loads to sort

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:t4:o4:1
# text = His bird was dumb, he had loads to sort
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His bird |  |  |  |  | dumb *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | bird | loads |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sort** | to-infinitive | loads *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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