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title: Okay, so the butterfly kinda thinks being pinned is like marriage? — Andersen's Tales, The Butterfly: a but… · tree and pragmatics
description: Okay, so the butterfly kinda thinks being pinned is like marriage? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 808 «Andersen's Tales, The Butterfly: a butterfly cannot choose a wife and is pinned in a box of curiosities» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 11 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Butterfly: a butterfly cannot choose…

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Okay, so the butterfly kinda thinks being pinned is like marriage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** pin, be

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 808 «Andersen's Tales, The Butterfly: a butterfly cannot choose a wife and is pinned in a box of curiosities» 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/808-pg27200-part19/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t11:1
# text = Okay, so the butterfly kinda thinks being pinned is like marriage?
1	Okay	okay	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	pinned	pin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pin** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like pinned marriage | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Yeah, he says both leave you stuck fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t11:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he says both leave you stuck fast
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc:preconj	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | present |  | you |  |  |  | fast, stuck *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yeah, he says both are pretty boring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t11:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he says both are pretty boring
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | both |  |  |  |  | boring, pretty *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yeah, he says both leave you stuck fast, like a bug on a pin in a room full of people

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t11:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he says both leave you stuck fast, like a bug on a pin in a room full of people
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc:preconj	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bug	bug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
20	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | present |  | you |  | a room |  | fast, stuck *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent you=Theme in room=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yeah, he says both leave you stuck fast, and that's why he thinks being pinned is fine

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t11:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he says both leave you stuck fast, and that's why he thinks being pinned is fine
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
5	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc:preconj	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	pinned	pin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	csubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | present |  | you |  |  |  | fast, stuck *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **pin** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

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