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title: did the hen actually eat the caterpillar tho — Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad cli… · tree and pragmatics
description: did the hen actually eat the caterpillar tho Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1004 «Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well and goes hunting for a better world» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Test 5 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well an…

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did the hen actually eat the caterpillar tho

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, eat · **To what, where:** hen, caterpillar

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1004 «Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well and goes hunting for a better world» 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/1004-pg27200-part215/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:t5:1
# text = did the hen actually eat the caterpillar tho
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	3	det	_	_
3	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	tho	tho	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the hen |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hen=Eventuality |
| 2 | **eat** | present |  | the caterpillar |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caterpillar=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 {#o1}

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Nah, she only pecked it a bit, then flew off and bailed on it totally

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:t5:o1:1
# text = Nah, she only pecked it a bit, then flew off and bailed on it totally
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pecked	peck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	bailed	bail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
17	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | past | she | it |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **fly off** | past |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **bail** | participle |  |  |  | bit |  | totally *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she only pecked it at first, then got bored and bailed on it

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:t5:o2:1
# text = Nah, she only pecked it at first, then got bored and bailed on it
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pecked	peck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	bailed	bail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | past | she | it |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient at first=Location |
| 2 | **get** | past | she *not said here* |  |  | it | then | bored *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on it=Source |
| 3 | **bail** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she just pecked and left

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:t5:o3:1
# text = Nah, she just pecked and left
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pecked	peck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | participle · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, she only pecked it, then bailed on it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:t5:o4:1
# text = Nah, she only pecked it, then bailed on it
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pecked	peck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	bailed	bail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | past | she | it |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **bail** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  | it | then |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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