--- title: what did the maid think had happened? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1… · tree and pragmatics description: what did the maid think had happened? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 748 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1: tiny Tom is sold, tricks thieves, and naps in the hay» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was r --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/748-pg2591-part24/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/) / [Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/748-pg2591-part24/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1: tiny Tom is sold,… what did the maid think had happened? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** maid · **What happens:** think, happen · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 748 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb, part 1: tiny Tom is sold, tricks thieves, and naps in the hay» 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/748-pg2591-part24/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:t9:1 # text = what did the maid think had happened? 1 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 maid maid NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 happened happen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · do-support | the maid | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent what=Attribute clause=Theme | | 2 | **happen** | past · perfect | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} someone was hiding behind her ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:t9:o1:1 # text = someone was hiding behind her 1 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 hiding hide VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 behind behind ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | past · progressive | someone | her *= she* | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent her=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} she was dreaming with her eyes open ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:t9:o2:1 # text = she was dreaming with her eyes open 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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 dreaming dream VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dream** | past · progressive | she | | | | | with her eyes; open *property* | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} the thieves had sneaked in ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:t9:o3:1 # text = the thieves had sneaked in 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 thieves thief NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 sneaked sneak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sneak in** | past · perfect · passive | | the thieves | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} she had seen a ghost ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:748-pg2591-part24:t9:o4:1 # text = she had seen a ghost 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 ghost ghost NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past · perfect | she | a ghost | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ghost=Stimulus | **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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