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title: so the other ducks were just swimming and ignoring the mum, rude — Andersen's Tales, The Ugly Duckling, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: so the other ducks were just swimming and ignoring the mum, rude Test 7 · ★ 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 opt
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# Test 7 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Ugly Duckling, part 1: the ducklings…

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so the other ducks were just swimming and ignoring the mum, rude

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** other ducks · **What happens:** swim, ignore · **To what, where:** mum

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t7:1
# text = so the other ducks were just swimming and ignoring the mum, rude
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ignoring	ignore	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
13	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past · progressive | the other ducks |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ignore** | gerund | the other ducks *not said here* | the mum |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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they didn't fancy climbing the slippy bank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t7:o1:1
# text = they didn't fancy climbing the slippy bank
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fancy	fancy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	slippy	slippy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fancy** | past · do-support | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **climb** | gerund | they *not said here* | the slippy bank |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location bank=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they wanted to play in the reeds instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t7:o2:1
# text = they wanted to play in the reeds instead
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  | the reeds |  | instead *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they didn't fancy climbing the slippy bank, so they stayed where the water was calm

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t7:o3:1
# text = they didn't fancy climbing the slippy bank, so they stayed where the water was calm
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fancy	fancy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	slippy	slippy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fancy** | past · do-support | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **climb** | gerund | they *not said here* | the slippy bank |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location bank=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | the water |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they didn't fancy climbing the slippy bank up to the nest where the mum was sitting

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1011-pg27200-part222:t7:o4:1
# text = they didn't fancy climbing the slippy bank up to the nest where the mum was sitting
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fancy	fancy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	slippy	slippy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	up	up	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fancy** | past · do-support | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **climb** | gerund | they *not said here* | the slippy bank |  |  |  | to the nest *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient bank=Extent to nest=Result |
| 3 | **sit** | past · progressive | the mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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