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title: Okay, but why did the butterfly end up stuck on a pin, fr? — Andersen's Tales, The Butterfly: a but… · tree and pragmatics
description: Okay, but why did the butterfly end up stuck on a pin, fr? Test 3 · ★ 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 and of e
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# Test 3 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Butterfly: a butterfly cannot choose…

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Okay, but why did the butterfly end up stuck on a pin, fr?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** stick · **To what, where:** pin

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t3:1
# text = Okay, but why did the butterfly end up stuck on a pin, fr?
1	Okay	okay	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
4	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | present · passive |  |  |  | a pin and fr |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: on pin=Destination |

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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 {#o1}

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People caught him in a warm room, and then they pinned him up in a box with the other bugs

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t3:o1:1
# text = People caught him in a warm room, and then they pinned him up in a box with the other bugs
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	pinned	pin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	bugs	bug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | People | him *= he* |  | a warm room |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **pin up** | past | People | him *= he* |  | a box with the other bugs | then |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People caught him in a warm room and pinned him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t3:o2:1
# text = People caught him in a warm room and pinned him
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pinned	pin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | People | him *= he* |  | a warm room |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **pin** | past | People *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kid caught him in the garden and pinned him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t3:o3:1
# text = A kid caught him in the garden and pinned him
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pinned	pin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | a kid | him *= he* |  | the garden |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **pin** | past | a kid *not said here* | kid |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was caught by curious people in a warm room, who then pinned him up in their cabinet of curiosities

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:808-pg27200-part19:t3:o4:1
# text = He was caught by curious people in a warm room, who then pinned him up in their cabinet of curiosities
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	curious	curious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	pinned	pin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	cabinet	cabinet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	curiosities	curiosity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past · passive | curious people | He |  | a warm room |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **pin up** | past | a warm room | him *= he* |  | people's cabinet of curiosities | then |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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