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title: wait the cabin boy really thought the sisters were just foam?? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mer… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait the cabin boy really thought the sisters were just foam?? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 880 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the mermaid gets legs, dances for the prince, and sails away with him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Test 7 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the m…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wait the cabin boy really thought the sisters were just foam??

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, cabin boy, sisters · **What happens:** wait, think, be · **To what, where:** cabin boy, foam · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 880 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the mermaid gets legs, dances for the prince, and sails away with him» 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/880-pg27200-part91/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:t7:1
# text = wait the cabin boy really thought the sisters were just foam??
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	foam	foam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cabin boy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the cabin boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the sisters | foam |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he saw the mermaid waving and thought it was a bird

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:t7:o1:1
# text = nah, he saw the mermaid waving and thought it was a bird
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	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mermaid	mermaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | he | the mermaid |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mermaid=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wave** | gerund | the mermaid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | past | mermaid | a bird |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yup, he was clueless and didn't see the mermaid waving at all, and the sisters were just a flock of birds to him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:t7:o2:1
# text = yup, he was clueless and didn't see the mermaid waving at all, and the sisters were just a flock of birds to him
1	yup	yup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	clueless	clueless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mermaid	mermaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
19	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	just	just	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | yup |  |  |  |  | clueless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | yup *not said here* | the mermaid |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mermaid=Stimulus |
| 3 | **wave** | gerund | the mermaid *not said here* |  |  | all |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Location |
| 4 | **is a** | past | the sisters | a flock | mermaid |  |  | of birds | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he saw the mermaid waving clearly from the rail and shouted to the captain to turn the ship around immediately

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:t7:o3:1
# text = nah, he saw the mermaid waving clearly from the rail and shouted to the captain to turn the ship around immediately
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	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mermaid	mermaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rail	rail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	around	around	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
22	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | he | the mermaid |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mermaid=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wave** | gerund | the mermaid *not said here* |  |  | the rail |  | clearly *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | he *not said here* |  | the captain |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to captain=Recipient |
| 4 | **turn around** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the ship |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ship=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yup, he was clueless and didn't see the mermaid waving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:880-pg27200-part91:t7:o4:1
# text = yup, he was clueless and didn't see the mermaid waving
1	yup	yup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	clueless	clueless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mermaid	mermaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | yup |  |  |  |  | clueless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | yup *not said here* | the mermaid |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mermaid=Stimulus |
| 3 | **wave** | gerund | yup *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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