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title: the guy in the dream got tied up so his blood almost came out lol — Andersen's Tales, By the Almshouse Win… · tree and pragmatics
description: the guy in the dream got tied up so his blood almost came out lol Test 12 · ★ of lesson 791 «Andersen's Tales, By the Almshouse Window, part 2: a pastor's dream of sinners, then an old maid watches children play while an angel carries a dead child to heaven» of the books course of Mova's primary sch
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# Test 12 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, By the Almshouse Window, part 2: a pasto…

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the guy in the dream got tied up so his blood almost came out lol

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** blood · **What happens:** tie up, come out · **To what, where:** guy

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 791 «Andersen's Tales, By the Almshouse Window, part 2: a pastor's dream of sinners, then an old maid watches children play while an angel carries a dead child to heaven» 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/791-pg27200-part2/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:791-pg27200-part2:t12:1
# text = the guy in the dream got tied up so his blood almost came out lol
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	out	out	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie up** | past · passive |  | the guy in the dream |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **come out** | past | his blood |  |  |  |  | almost, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ya, they bent him double and tied him up in the cell while the guards watched and laughed, brutal ngl

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:791-pg27200-part2:t12:o1:1
# text = ya, they bent him double and tied him up in the cell while the guards watched and laughed, brutal ngl
1	ya	ya	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	double	double	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	brutal	brutal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	ngl	ngl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  | double *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent he=Material |
| 2 | **tie up** | past | they *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the cell |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 3 | **watch** | past | the guards |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **laugh** | past | the guards *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ya, they bent him double and tied him up so tight his blood almost came out, honestly brutal ngl

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:791-pg27200-part2:t12:o2:1
# text = ya, they bent him double and tied him up so tight his blood almost came out, honestly brutal ngl
1	ya	ya	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	double	double	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	out	out	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	brutal	brutal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	ngl	ngl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  | double *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent he=Material |
| 2 | **tie up** | past | they *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 3 | **come out** | past | his blood |  |  |  |  | almost, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ya, they bent him double and tied him, brutal ngl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:791-pg27200-part2:t12:o3:1
# text = ya, they bent him double and tied him, brutal ngl
1	ya	ya	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	double	double	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	brutal	brutal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ngl	ngl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  | double *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent he=Material |
| 2 | **tie** | past | they *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ya, they held him down and he screamed, rough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:791-pg27200-part2:t12:o4:1
# text = ya, they held him down and he screamed, rough
1	ya	ya	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	screamed	scream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold down** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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