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title: the babies went quack quack as well, like proper copying — Andersen's Tales, The Ugly Duckling, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: the babies went quack quack as well, like proper copying Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1011 «Andersen's Tales, The Ugly Duckling, part 1: the ducklings hatch under the burdock leaves» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 11 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Ugly Duckling, part 1: the ducklings…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the babies went quack quack as well, like proper copying

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** babies · **What happens:** go · **To what, where:** quack quack

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1011 «Andersen's Tales, The Ugly Duckling, part 1: the ducklings hatch under the burdock leaves» 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/1011-pg27200-part222/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t11:1
# text = the babies went quack quack as well, like proper copying
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	quack	quack	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	quack	quack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	3	advmod	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	copying	copying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the babies | quack quack |  |  |  | like proper copying | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location quack=Theme |

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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 -->
yeah, they copy everything she does

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t11:o1:1
# text = yeah, they copy everything she does
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	copy	copy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present | they | everything |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, they tried their best to copy her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t11:o2:1
# text = yeah, they tried their best to copy her
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | they | their best |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yes, they tried to match her sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t11:o3:1
# text = yes, they tried to match her sound
1	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	match	match	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **match** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | her sound |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, they tried their very best to copy her, but it came out as peeps instead

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t11:o4:1
# text = yeah, they tried their very best to copy her, but it came out as peeps instead
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	peeps	peep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | they | their best |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |
| 2 | **copy** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **come out** | past | it |  |  |  |  | as peeps; instead, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

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