--- title: Why's the brother going mental about the flower-pot? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elf of the… · tree and pragmatics description: Why's the brother going mental about the flower-pot? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 821 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elf of the Rose, part 32: the lover is murdered and the sister keeps his head» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/821-pg27200-part32/t12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elf of the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/821-pg27200-part32/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elf of the Rose, part 32: the… Why's the brother going mental about the flower-pot? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother · **What happens:** be, go This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 821 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elf of the Rose, part 32: the lover is murdered and the sister keeps his head» 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/821-pg27200-part32/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:821-pg27200-part32:t12:1 # text = Why's the brother going mental about the flower-pot? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Rel 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 going go VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 6 mental mental ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 flower flower NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 pot pot NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the brother | | | | | why *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **go** | gerund | the brother *not said here* | | | | | mental *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} he thinks she's been bewitched by some elf nonsense ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:821-pg27200-part32:t12:o1:1 # text = he thinks she's been bewitched by some elf nonsense 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 bewitched bewitch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 10 det _ _ 9 elf elf NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 nonsense nonsense NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **bewitch** | present · passive | some elf nonsense | she | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} he thinks she's lying ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:821-pg27200-part32:t12:o2:1 # text = he thinks she's lying 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **lie** | present · progressive | she | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} he reckons she's pining for the lad and wants to run off ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:821-pg27200-part32:t12:o3:1 # text = he reckons she's pining for the lad and wants to run off 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 reckons reckon VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 pining pine VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 off off ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reckon** | present | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **pine** | present · progressive | she | | | | | for the lad | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for lad=Theme | | 3 | **want** | present | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 4 | **run off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} he thinks she's going mad ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:821-pg27200-part32:t12:o4:1 # text = he thinks she's going mad 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 6 mad mad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | he | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **go** | present · progressive | she | | | | | mad *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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. 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