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title: Bro, so the duckling was lowkey scared, right? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckl… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, so the duckling was lowkey scared, right? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1014 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling: the duckling flies to the swans, sees his own beauty, and is welcomed» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 1 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling: the duckling fl…

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Bro, so the duckling was lowkey scared, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Bro · **What happens:** be

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1014 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling: the duckling flies to the swans, sees his own beauty, and is welcomed» 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/1014-pg27200-part225/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t1:1
# text = Bro, so the duckling was lowkey scared, right?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	duckling	duckling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	lowkey	lowkey	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Bro |  |  |  |  | lowkey, scared *property* | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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Fr, he'd rather get killed by swans than get pecked by ducks forever, no cap

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t1:o1:1
# text = Fr, he'd rather get killed by swans than get pecked by ducks forever, no cap
1	Fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	swans	swan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	pecked	peck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | would · passive | swans | he |  |  |  | Fr *obl* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **peck** | infinitive · passive | ducks |  |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fr, he'd rather get killed by swans than get pecked by ducks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t1:o2:1
# text = Fr, he'd rather get killed by swans than get pecked by ducks
1	Fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	swans	swan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	pecked	peck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | would · passive | swans | he |  |  |  | Fr *obl* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **peck** | infinitive · passive | ducks |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he just wanted to hang with the ducks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t1:o3:1
# text = Nah, he just wanted to hang with the ducks
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hang** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the ducks | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he was actually fine, he just wanted the swans to pick him up and fly him home

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t1:o4:1
# text = Nah, he was actually fine, he just wanted the swans to pick him up and fly him home
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	swans	swan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	home	home	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | actually, fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | past | he | the swans |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pick up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the swans *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |
| 4 | **fly** | infinitive | the swans *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | home *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |

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