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title: That shepherd was mint, gullible as anything, yeah? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Cat… · tree and pragmatics
description: That shepherd was mint, gullible as anything, yeah? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 752 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Catherine: a careless wife ruins the dinner, and the gold is stolen.» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 5 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Catherine: a careless w…

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That shepherd was mint, gullible as anything, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** shepherd · **What happens:** be

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 752 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Frederick and Catherine: a careless wife ruins the dinner, and the gold is stolen.» 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/752-pg2591-part28/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:t5:1
# text = That shepherd was mint, gullible as anything, yeah?
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	mint	mint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	gullible	gullible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that shepherd |  |  |  |  | mint *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | that shepherd *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as anything | 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}

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Totally, he was so keen to be mayor that he jumped in the barrel without a second thought

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:t5:o1:1
# text = Totally, he was so keen to be mayor that he jumped in the barrel without a second thought
1	Totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	without	without	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	_
19	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | keen, totally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | mayor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **jump** | past | he |  |  | the barrel |  | without a second thought | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in barrel=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was sharp, but he got caught out when the peasant mentioned the sheep and the priest

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:t5:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he was sharp, but he got caught out when the peasant mentioned the sheep and the priest
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	peasant	peasant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	mentioned	mention	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | sharp *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch out** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **mention** *speech: other* | past | the peasant | the sheep |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sheep=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Totally, he fell for the sheep trick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:t5:o3:1
# text = Totally, he fell for the sheep trick
1	Totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	trick	trick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | he |  |  |  |  | for the sheep; totally *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for sheep=Theme |
| 2 | **trick** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Totally, he fell for the mayor trick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:752-pg2591-part28:t5:o4:1
# text = Totally, he fell for the mayor trick
1	Totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | he |  |  |  |  | for the mayor trick; totally *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for trick=Theme |

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