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title: Bro, does the queen get a ring back in this story or is it gone? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Ashputtel: the go… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, does the queen get a ring back in this story or is it gone? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 760 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Ashputtel: the golden slipper, the false brides and the white dove's song» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 13 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Ashputtel: the golden slipper, the fa…

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Bro, does the queen get a ring back in this story or is it gone?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ring · **What happens:** do, get, be · **To what, where:** queen, ring

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 760 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Ashputtel: the golden slipper, the false brides and the white dove's song» 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/760-pg2591-part36/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:760-pg2591-part36:t13:1
# text = Bro, does the queen get a ring back in this story or is it gone?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the queen |  |  |  | Bro *vocative* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get** | present |  | a ring |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | ring |  |  |  |  | go *property* | 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 -->
nah, the ring was lost forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:760-pg2591-part36:t13:o1:1
# text = nah, the ring was lost forever
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · passive |  | the ring |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, the ring was found in the duck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:760-pg2591-part36:t13:o2:1
# text = yep, the ring was found in the duck
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | the ring |  |  |  | in the duck | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, the ring was found in the duck, and the queen got it back at dinner

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:760-pg2591-part36:t13:o3:1
# text = yep, the ring was found in the duck, and the queen got it back at dinner
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | the ring |  |  |  | in the duck | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **get back** | past | the queen | ring |  | dinner |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Theme at dinner=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, the ring was found in the duck's belly after the cook cut it open at the table

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:760-pg2591-part36:t13:o4:1
# text = yep, the ring was found in the duck's belly after the cook cut it open at the table
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | the ring |  | the duck's belly |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **cut** | past | the cook | ring |  | the table |  | open *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

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