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title: what's a fop when the miller's on about the bloke? — Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: what's a fop when the miller's on about the bloke? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 861 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 72: Rudy is jealous of the Englishman, Babette sends him away, and Rudy walks home alone over the mountains» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Test 10 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 72: Rudy is jealous…

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what's a fop when the miller's on about the bloke?

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

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 861 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 72: Rudy is jealous of the Englishman, Babette sends him away, and Rudy walks home alone over the mountains» 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/861-pg27200-part72/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t10:1
# text = what's a fop when the miller's on about the bloke?
1	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fop	fop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a fop |  | the miller's bloke |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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a type of lake fish that only swims in the deep cold water near Chillon castle at night

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t10:o1:1
# text = a type of lake fish that only swims in the deep cold water near Chillon castle at night
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	swims	swim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	near	near	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	Chillon	Chillon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | present | a type of lake fish |  |  | the deep cold water | night | near Chillon castle | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory |
| 2 | **type** |  |  | lake fish |  |  |  |  | nom type «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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

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a show-off who cares about his looks, like a total poser

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t10:o2:1
# text = a show-off who cares about his looks, like a total poser
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	looks	look	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	poser	poser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | a show off |  |  |  |  | about his looks; like a total poser | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about look=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a show-off who cares about his looks and wears fine clothes, like a total poser from the city

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t10:o3:1
# text = a show-off who cares about his looks and wears fine clothes, like a total poser from the city
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	looks	look	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	poser	poser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | a show off |  |  |  |  | about his looks | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about look=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wear** | present | a show off *not said here* | fine clothes and a total poser from the city |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a fancy man who likes to talk loud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t10:o4:1
# text = a fancy man who likes to talk loud
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | a fancy man |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **talk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a fancy man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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