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title: Yo, how strong was little Paul when he was fourteen? — Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, how strong was little Paul when he was fourteen? Test 7 · ★ 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 tree and
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# Test 7 · ★ · Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd Paul, part 51: Niels…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yo, how strong was little Paul when he was fourteen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, fourteen · **To what, where:** strong little Paul

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t7:1
# text = Yo, how strong was little Paul when he was fourteen?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	fourteen	fourteen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | strong little Paul |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fourteen** | past · passive |  | strong little Paul |  |  |  |  | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He could lift a small cart

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t7:o1:1
# text = He could lift a small cart
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | could | He | a small cart |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He could pull up oaks like weeds and carry a whole cart of stones home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t7:o2:1
# text = He could pull up oaks like weeds and carry a whole cart of stones home
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	oaks	oak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull up** | could | He | oaks |  |  |  | like weeds | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oak=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | infinitive | He *not said here* | a whole cart of stones |  |  |  | home *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was so strong he could tear whole oak trees up by the roots and throw them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t7:o3:1
# text = He was so strong he could tear whole oak trees up by the roots and throw them
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	tear	tear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	throw	throw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tear up** | could | he | whole oak trees |  |  |  | by the roots | tree rules |
| 3 | **throw** | infinitive | he *not said here* | trees *= tree* |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He could rip up oaks like weeds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:t7:o4:1
# text = He could rip up oaks like weeds
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	rip	rip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	oaks	oak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rip up** | could | He | oaks |  |  |  | like weeds | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oak=Patient |

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