--- title: «Nell's just bored, that's why she got the towel». Which clue shows… — Reading a story: characters, plot and… · tree and pragmatics description: «Nell's just bored, that's why she got the towel». Which clue shows she is kind, not bored? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 22 «Reading a story: characters, plot and setting» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting/t1/) [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/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Reading a story: characters, plot and…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★ · Reading a story: characters, plot and setting «Nell's just bored, that's why she got the towel». Which clue shows she is kind, not bored? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** that, Nell, clue · **What happens:** be, get, show, not bore · **To what, where:** towel · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 22 «Reading a story: characters, plot and setting» of the English 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/english/22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «Nell's just bored, that's why she got the towel». ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting:t1:1 # text = «Nell's just bored, that's why she got the towel». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Nell Nell PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 just just ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 bored bored ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 parataxis _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 towel towel NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | why *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** *in a quote* | past | Nell | the towel | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer towel=Stimulus | 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. *Sentence 2:* Which clue shows she is kind, not bored? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting:t1:2 # text = Which clue shows she is kind, not bored? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 clue clue NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 bored bore VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | which clue | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | clue | | | | | kind *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **bore** | participle | clue *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} She helps the kitten even after it hisses at her ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting:t1:o1:1 # text = She helps the kitten even after it hisses at her 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 kitten kitten NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 even even ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 after after SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 hisses hiss VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present | She | | the kitten | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Beneficiary | | 2 | **hiss** | present | kitten | | | | | at her *= she* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at she=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} She has an old towel in a cupboard ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting:t1:o2:1 # text = She has an old towel in a cupboard 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 towel towel NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 cupboard cupboard NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | She | a old towel | | a cupboard | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent towel=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} She lives near some bins ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting:t1:o3:1 # text = She lives near some bins 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 lives live VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 near near ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 5 det _ _ 5 bins bin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** | present | She | | | some bins | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near bin=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} She went inside the house ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting:t1:o4:1 # text = She went inside the house 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 inside inside ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | She | | | the house | | | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme inside house=Location | **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. 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