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title: did the Englishman fall in the stream then? — Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: did the Englishman fall in the stream then? Test 9 · ★ 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 pragmat
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# Test 9 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 72: Rudy is jealous…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
did the Englishman fall in the stream then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** Englishman fall, stream

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t9:1
# text = did the Englishman fall in the stream then?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Englishman	Englishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Englishman fall |  | the stream | then |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fall=Eventuality |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he didn't, mate, just stepped aside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t9:o1:1
# text = nah, he didn't, mate, just stepped aside
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	stepped	step	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
11	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | past | he |  |  |  |  | mate *vocative* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **step** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he fell right in the stream and got soaked head to toe and had to go back to the mill for dry clothes

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t9:o2:1
# text = yeah, he fell right in the stream and got soaked head to toe and had to go back to the mill for dry clothes
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	soaked	soak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	back	back	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | he |  |  | the stream |  | right *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in stream=Location |
| 2 | **get** | past | he *not said here* | soaked head |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer head=Stimulus |
| 3 | **soak** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **have** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **go back** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the mill *result*; for dry clothes | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to mill=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he never got near the water, he sat on the bank with the miller and talked about the lake and the roses

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t9:o3:1
# text = nah, he never got near the water, he sat on the bank with the miller and talked about the lake and the roses
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
20	about	about	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | past | he |  |  | the water |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sit** | past | he |  |  | the bank |  | with the miller | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bank=Location |
| 3 | **talk** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the lake and the roses | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about lake=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he nearly did, slipped on the path, got wet sleeves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:861-pg27200-part72:t9:o4:1
# text = nah, he nearly did, slipped on the path, got wet sleeves
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | he |  |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **slip** | past |  |  |  | the path |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **get** | past | he *not said here* | wet sleeves |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sleeve=Stimulus |

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