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title: So the moral is don't be a diva, yeah? — Andersen's Tales, The Daisy, part 22:… · tree and pragmatics
description: So the moral is don't be a diva, yeah? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 811 «Andersen's Tales, The Daisy, part 22: a lark sings to a poor daisy while the proud flowers sulk» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 12 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Daisy, part 22: a lark sings to a po…

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So the moral is don't be a diva, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** moral · **What happens:** not be · **To what, where:** diva

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 811 «Andersen's Tales, The Daisy, part 22: a lark sings to a poor daisy while the proud flowers sulk» 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/811-pg27200-part22/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:t12:1
# text = So the moral is don't be a diva, yeah?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	moral	moral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	diva	diva	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present · do-support | the moral | a diva |  |  |  |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, size and fancy colours don't make you better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:t12:o1:1
# text = Yeah, size and fancy colours don't make you better
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | size and fancy colours | you |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, size and fancy colours don't make you better, so the tulips and peonies should have been nicer to the daisy

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:t12:o2:1
# text = Yeah, size and fancy colours don't make you better, so the tulips and peonies should have been nicer to the daisy
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tulips	tulip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	peonies	peony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux	_	_
20	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	cop	_	_
21	nicer	nice	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	daisy	daisy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | fancy colours | you |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **is** | should · perfect | the tulips and peonies |  |  |  |  | to the daisy; nice *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, being big don't make you better, mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:t12:o3:1
# text = Yeah, being big don't make you better, mate
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support |  | you |  |  |  | mate *vocative*; good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, size and fancy colours don't make you better, and being small and humble is actually the best thing

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:811-pg27200-part22:t12:o4:1
# text = Yeah, size and fancy colours don't make you better, and being small and humble is actually the best thing
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
15	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	humble	humble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
19	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	amod	_	_
22	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | fancy colours | you |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | fancy colours *not said here* |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | fancy colours *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present | size | the best thing |  |  |  | actually *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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