--- title: Did the king know Maria was under the couch? — Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Did the king know Maria was under the couch? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 723 «Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl outwits the king and saves her father» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/723-pg2435-part63/t9/) [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/) / [Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/723-pg2435-part63/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl… Did the king know Maria was under the couch? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** king, Maria · **What happens:** know, be · **To what, where:** couch · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 723 «Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl outwits the king and saves her father» 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/723-pg2435-part63/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t9:1 # text = Did the king know Maria was under the couch? 1 Did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 Maria Maria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 under under ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 couch couch NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past · do-support | the king | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | past | Maria | | | the couch | | | tree rules | 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} Nah, he didn't see her at first, but he heard her breathing from across the room and got suspicious straight away, bro ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t9:o1:1 # text = Nah, he didn't see her at first, but he heard her breathing from across the room and got suspicious straight away, bro 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 but but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 breathing breathe VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 13 xcomp _ _ 16 from from ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 across across ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 22 suspicious suspicious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 xcomp _ _ 23 straight straight ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 away away ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | he | her *= she* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | | 2 | **hear** | past | he | her *= she* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **breathe** | gerund | her *= she* *not said here* | | | the room | | | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **get** | past | he *not said here* | | | | | away, suspicious *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yeah, he saw a little foot sticking out from under the couch and went over to check, but then she jumped out, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t9:o2:1 # text = Yeah, he saw a little foot sticking out from under the couch and went over to check, but then she jumped out, mate 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 8 sticking stick VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 acl _ _ 9 out out ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 under under ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 couch couch NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 16 over over ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 check check VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 but but CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 21 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 23 advmod _ _ 22 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 jumped jump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 24 out out ADP RP _ 23 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 vocative _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | he | a little foot | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer foot=Stimulus | | 2 | **stick out** | gerund | a little foot *not said here* | | | the couch | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **go over** | past | he *not said here* | | | | | over *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **check** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **jump out** | past | she | | | | then | mate *vocative* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yeah, he spotted her straight away, bro ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t9:o3:1 # text = Yeah, he spotted her straight away, bro 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 spotted spot 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 straight straight ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spot** | past | he | | her *= she* | | | away *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Destination | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Nah, he had no clue until she jumped out ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t9:o4:1 # text = Nah, he had no clue until she jumped out 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 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 clue clue NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 until until SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 jumped jump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 out out ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | he | no clue | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Patient | | 2 | **jump out** | past | she | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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