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title: Mate, what was actually in his pocket that got him caught? — Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, what was actually in his pocket that got him caught? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 711 «Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd Paul, part 51: Niels is caught and wed, then Paul gathers three strong friends and finds a dragon's captive» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Test 3 · ★ · Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd Paul, part 51: Niels…

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Mate, what was actually in his pocket that got him caught?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mate, pocket, him · **What happens:** be, get, catch · **To what, where:** pocket, him

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 711 «Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd Paul, part 51: Niels is caught and wed, then Paul gathers three strong friends and finds a dragon's captive» 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/711-pg2435-part51/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t3:1
# text = Mate, what was actually in his pocket that got him caught?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mate and his pocket |  |  | his pocket |  | actually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | his pocket | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **catch** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: 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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A jewelled sword hilt wrapped in silk cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t3:o1:1
# text = A jewelled sword hilt wrapped in silk cloth
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	jewelled	jewell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
3	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	hilt	hilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jewell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wrap** | participle |  | a jewelled sword hilt *not said here* |  | silk cloth |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cloth=Destination |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A gold-embroidered slipper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t3:o2:1
# text = A gold-embroidered slipper
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	embroidered	embroider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	slipper	slipper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embroider** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A silver brooch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t3:o3:1
# text = A silver brooch
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brooch	brooch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A small golden box with the princess's seal inside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t3:o4:1
# text = A small golden box with the princess's seal inside
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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