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title: Did the old lady totally get them drunk and knocked out, or what? — Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the old lady totally get them drunk and knocked out, or what? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 747 «Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom, part 1: a miller's daughter escapes the robbers' house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom, part 1: a miller's d…

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Did the old lady totally get them drunk and knocked out, or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** them · **What happens:** do, get, drink, knock out · **To what, where:** old lady, them

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 747 «Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom, part 1: a miller's daughter escapes the robbers' house» 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/747-pg2591-part23/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:t5:1
# text = Did the old lady totally get them drunk and knocked out, or what?
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	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the old lady |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get** | present |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | totally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **drink** | participle | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **knock out** | participle | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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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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Yeah, the old lady mixed poison into their wine and waited in the cellar until both of the robbers died

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:t5:o1:1
# text = Yeah, the old lady mixed poison into their wine and waited in the cellar until both of the robbers died
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	nsubj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
21	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | participle | the old lady *not said here* | poison |  |  |  | into their wine | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent poison=Patient into wine=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **wait** | past |  |  |  | the cellar |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cellar=Location |
| 3 | **die** | past | both |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nah, she just watched them drink the whole night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:t5:o2:1
# text = Nah, she just watched them drink the whole night
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | she | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Yeah, she slipped a sleeping draught in their wine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:t5:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she slipped a sleeping draught in their wine
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slipped	slip	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	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	amod	_	_
7	draught	draught	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | past | she | a sleeping draught |  | their wine |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent draught=Patient |
| 2 | **sleep** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yeah, she secretly poured a strong sleeping draught into the wine and then sat by them until they fell asleep

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:747-pg2591-part23:t5:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she secretly poured a strong sleeping draught into the wine and then sat by them until they fell asleep
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	draught	draught	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
18	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
21	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | she | a strong sleeping draught |  | the wine |  | secretly *property* | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent draught=Theme into wine=Destination |
| 2 | **sit** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  | then | by them *= they* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by they=Location |
| 3 | **fall** | past | they |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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