---
title: the steward sniffs and goes "i smell flowers", bro that's so funny — Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's F… · tree and pragmatics
description: the steward sniffs and goes "i smell flowers", bro that's so funny Test 8 · ★ of lesson 873 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 84: the golden wedding under the elder-tree, then Ida's withered flowers and the student's tale of the flower ball» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/873-pg27200-part84/t8/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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, Little Ida's F…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/873-pg27200-part84/) / t8

# Test 8 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 84: the…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the steward sniffs and goes "i smell flowers", bro that's so funny

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** steward, i, bro · **What happens:** sniff, go, smell, be · **To what, where:** flowers

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 873 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 84: the golden wedding under the elder-tree, then Ida's withered flowers and the student's tale of the flower ball» 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/873-pg27200-part84/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:873-pg27200-part84:t8:1
# text = the steward sniffs and goes "i smell flowers", bro that's so funny
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	steward	steward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sniffs	sniff	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	acl:relcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sniff** | present | the steward |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | present | the steward *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **smell** *in a quote* | present | i | flowers |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flower=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** | present | bro |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah he can't see them because they hide behind the curtains whenever they hear the rattle of keys coming down the hall

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:873-pg27200-part84:t8:o1:1
# text = yeah he can't see them because they hide behind the curtains whenever they hear the rattle of keys coming down the hall
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	whenever	whenever	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	rattle	rattle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
21	down	down	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | present | they |  |  | the curtains |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind curtain=Location |
| 3 | **hear** | present | curtains *= curtain* | the rattle of keys |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer rattle=Stimulus |
| 4 | **come down** | gerund | keys *not said here* | the hall |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hall=Theme |
| 5 | **rattle** |  | keys |  |  |  |  |  | nom rattle «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah he can't see them cause they hide behind the curtains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:873-pg27200-part84:t8:o2:1
# text = yeah he can't see them cause they hide behind the curtains
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hide** | present | they |  |  | the curtains |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind curtain=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah he can see them all perfectly well but he pretends not to so the flowers can dance at the ball

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:873-pg27200-part84:t8:o3:1
# text = nah he can see them all perfectly well but he pretends not to so the flowers can dance at the ball
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	pretends	pretend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	so	so	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	dance	dance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	ccomp	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | he | them *= they* |  |  |  | perfectly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pretend** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **so** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **dance** | can | the flowers |  |  | the ball |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at ball=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah the flowers are hidden under the big table cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:873-pg27200-part84:t8:o4:1
# text = yeah the flowers are hidden under the big table cloth
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present · passive |  | the flowers |  | the big table cloth |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient under cloth=Location |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's F…, test 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/873-pg27200-part84/t7/)
- next →: [Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's F…, test 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/873-pg27200-part84/t9/)
- ↑ back to [Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 84: the golden wedding under the elder-tree, then Ida's withered flowers and the student's tale of the flower ball](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/873-pg27200-part84/)