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title: Why did the girl only nick one leaf, bro? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, A Leaf from He… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did the girl only nick one leaf, bro? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 847 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, A Leaf from Heaven: a scorned plant is lost and a king grieves» 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 was wron
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# Test 6 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, A Leaf from Heaven: a scorned plan…

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Why did the girl only nick one leaf, bro?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** nick · **To what, where:** one leaf

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 847 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, A Leaf from Heaven: a scorned plant is lost and a king grieves» 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/847-pg27200-part58/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:847-pg27200-part58:t6:1
# text = Why did the girl only nick one leaf, bro?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	nick	nick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** | past · do-support |  | one leaf and bro |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Cos she didnt wanna break a flower that'd fade fast, so she just took one leaf

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:847-pg27200-part58:t6:o1:1
# text = Cos she didnt wanna break a flower that'd fade fast, so she just took one leaf
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	didnt	didnt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
4	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	fade	fade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **didnt** | infinitive | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | imperative | you *not said here* | a flower |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flower=Patient |
| 3 | **fade** | would | a flower |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **take** | past | she | one leaf |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cos she reckoned it was too pretty to pick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:847-pg27200-part58:t6:o2:1
# text = Cos she reckoned it was too pretty to pick
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reckoned	reckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | pretty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pick** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos she didnt wanna break a flower that'd fade fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:847-pg27200-part58:t6:o3:1
# text = Cos she didnt wanna break a flower that'd fade fast
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	didnt	didnt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
4	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	fade	fade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **didnt** | infinitive | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | imperative | you *not said here* | a flower |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flower=Patient |
| 3 | **fade** | would | a flower |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos she didnt wanna break a flower that'd fade fast and get in trouble with the mum

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:847-pg27200-part58:t6:o4:1
# text = Cos she didnt wanna break a flower that'd fade fast and get in trouble with the mum
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	didnt	didnt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
4	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	fade	fade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **didnt** | infinitive | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | imperative | you *not said here* | a flower |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flower=Patient |
| 3 | **fade** | would | a flower |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **get** | infinitive | a flower *not said here* |  |  | trouble |  | with the mum | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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