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title: did the field-mouse actually like tiny or was she just using her — Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: did the field-mouse actually like tiny or was she just using her Test 12 · ★ of lesson 883 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a frozen swallow while the field-mouse plans her wedding to the mole» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Test 12 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a…

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did the field-mouse actually like tiny or was she just using her

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mouse · **What happens:** do, use · **To what, where:** field mouse, her

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 883 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a frozen swallow while the field-mouse plans her wedding to the mole» 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/883-pg27200-part94/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t12:1
# text = did the field-mouse actually like tiny or was she just using her
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	5	det	_	_
3	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the field mouse |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Eventuality |
| 2 | **use** | past · progressive | mouse | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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she liked her but wanted a rich husband for her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t12:o1:1
# text = she liked her but wanted a rich husband for her
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | past | she | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot her=Theme |
| 2 | **want** | past | she *not said here* | a rich husband |  |  |  | for her *= she* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot husband=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she liked her, but only wanted a rich husband

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t12:o2:1
# text = she liked her, but only wanted a rich husband
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | past | she | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot she=Theme |
| 2 | **want** | past |  | a rich husband |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot husband=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she was truly fond of her but really wanted a rich, famous husband for her future

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t12:o3:1
# text = she was truly fond of her but really wanted a rich, famous husband for her future
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fond	fond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	conj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | fond, truly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | past | she *not said here* | a rich famous husband |  |  |  | for her future | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot husband=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she liked her a lot but mostly wanted a rich husband for her so she'd be safe forever

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t12:o4:1
# text = she liked her a lot but mostly wanted a rich husband for her so she'd be safe forever
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
18	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
19	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | past | she | her *= she* |  |  |  | a lot *obl:unmarked* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot she=Theme |
| 2 | **want** | past | she *not said here* | a rich husband |  |  |  | for her *= she*; mostly *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot husband=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | would | she |  |  |  |  | forever, safe *property* | tree rules |

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