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title: Did Dermod actually get mad about her being out? — Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Be… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did Dermod actually get mad about her being out? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1053 «Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home and the king turns her scolding into a joke» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 4 · ★ · Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home an…

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Did Dermod actually get mad about her being out?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do, get · **To what, where:** Dermod

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1053 «Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home and the king turns her scolding into a joke» 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/1053-pg2892-part21/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t4:1
# text = Did Dermod actually get mad about her being out?
1	Did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Dermod	Dermod	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | Dermod |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dermod=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get** | present |  |  |  |  |  | actually, mad *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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Yeah, he went absolutely ballistic and threatened to lock her in the tower for the whole week

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t4:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he went absolutely ballistic and threatened to lock her in the tower for the whole week
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	absolutely	absolutely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	ballistic	ballistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	lock	lock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  |  |  | ballistic *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **threaten** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lock** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  | the tower | week |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nah, he laughed it off like it was nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t4:o2:1
# text = Nah, he laughed it off like it was nothing
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh off** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | like nothing | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nah, he just teased her like it was a big joke, then sent her back to bed with a grin on his face

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t4:o3:1
# text = Nah, he just teased her like it was a big joke, then sent her back to bed with a grin on his face
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	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | past | he | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a big joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **send back** | past | a big joke *not said here* | her *= she* |  | his face | then | to bed; with a grin | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to bed=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Nah, he just teased her like it was a big joke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:t4:o4:1
# text = Nah, he just teased her like it was a big joke
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	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | past | he | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a big joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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