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title: So the little kids were like "new one!" and stuff? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckl… · tree and pragmatics
description: So the little kids were like "new one!" and stuff? Test 3 · ★ 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
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# Test 3 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling: the duckling fl…

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So the little kids were like "new one!" and stuff?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little kids · **What happens:** be

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t3:1
# text = So the little kids were like "new one!" and stuff?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the little kids |  |  |  |  | like new one and stuff | 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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Nah, they were actually scared and yelling at the old swans to come back home quick right now

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t3:o1:1
# text = Nah, they were actually scared and yelling at the old swans to come back home quick right now
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	yelling	yell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	swans	swan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
15	back	back	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	home	home	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	quick	quick	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
18	right	right	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | actually, scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **yell** *speech: express* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the old swans | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at swan=Stimulus |
| 3 | **come back** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  | now | home, quick *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yep, they were hyped and yelling about the new swan and running down to the water to see him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t3:o2:1
# text = Yep, they were hyped and yelling about the new swan and running down to the water to see him
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hyped	hype	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	yelling	yell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
14	down	down	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hype** | past · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **yell** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about the new swan | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about swan=Topic |
| 3 | **run down** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the water *result*; down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to water=Result |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yep, they were screaming at the ducks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t3:o3:1
# text = Yep, they were screaming at the ducks
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scream** *speech: express* | past · progressive | they |  |  |  |  | at the ducks | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at duck=Location |

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

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Yep, they were hyped and yelling about the new swan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1014-pg27200-part225:t3:o4:1
# text = Yep, they were hyped and yelling about the new swan
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hyped	hype	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	yelling	yell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hype** | past · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **yell** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about the new swan | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about swan=Topic |

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