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title: so what's the big lesson, the past is just behind us, right? — Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Br… · tree and pragmatics
description: so what's the big lesson, the past is just behind us, right? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1045 «Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn slays Aillen, Goll submits to Fionn, and Tuiren marries Iollan» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 12 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn s…

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so what's the big lesson, the past is just behind us, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** past · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** big lesson

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1045 «Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn slays Aillen, Goll submits to Fionn, and Tuiren marries Iollan» 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/1045-pg2892-part13/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t12:1
# text = so what's the big lesson, the past is just behind us, right?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the big lesson |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the past |  |  |  |  | behind us | 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 {#o1}

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nah, the future is behind you, blocking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t12:o1:1
# text = nah, the future is behind you, blocking
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	blocking	block	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the future |  |  |  |  | behind you | tree rules |
| 2 | **block** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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nah, the past is in front of us, blocking the road, and you can't just walk around it

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t12:o2:1
# text = nah, the past is in front of us, blocking the road, and you can't just walk around it
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	blocking	block	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
17	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
19	just	just	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
21	around	around	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the past |  |  | front |  | of us | tree rules |
| 2 | **block** | gerund | the past *not said here* | the road |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer road=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **walk** | can | you |  |  | past |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around it=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the past is behind us where it belongs, and you can forget it and move on

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t12:o3:1
# text = yeah, the past is behind us where it belongs, and you can forget it and move on
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
19	on	on	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the past |  |  |  |  | behind us | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | us |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **forget** | can | you | past |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **move on** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, the past is in front, blocking the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t12:o4:1
# text = nah, the past is in front, blocking the road
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	blocking	block	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the past |  |  | front |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **block** | gerund | the past *not said here* | the road |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer road=Theme |

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