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title: Was Mongan's wine drinking proper wild? — Gods and Fighting Men, Mongan's Frenzy… · tree and pragmatics
description: Was Mongan's wine drinking proper wild? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1071 «Gods and Fighting Men, Mongan's Frenzy, part 39: Mongan trades cows for Duv Laca» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 10 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, Mongan's Frenzy, part 39: Mongan tr…

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Was Mongan's wine drinking proper wild?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wine · **What happens:** be, drink · **To what, where:** wine, proper wild

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1071 «Gods and Fighting Men, Mongan's Frenzy, part 39: Mongan trades cows for Duv Laca» 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/1071-pg2892-part39/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1071-pg2892-part39:t10:1
# text = Was Mongan's wine drinking proper wild?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	Mongan	Mongan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | Mongan's wine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | gerund | Mongan's wine *not said here* | proper wild |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wild=Patient |

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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, he drank almost nothing, he was too busy watching the king and counting cows

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1071-pg2892-part39:t10:o1:1
# text = Nah, he drank almost nothing, he was too busy watching the king and counting cows
1	Nah	nah	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	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
12	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	counting	count	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
17	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | he | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | busy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **watch** | gerund | he *not said here* | the king |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme |
| 4 | **count** | gerund | he *not said here* | cows |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme |

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

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Yeah, he drank loads and laughed loud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1071-pg2892-part39:t10:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he drank loads and laughed loud
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	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | he | loads |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yeah, he drank loads and laughed loud, and then he fell right off his stool into the rushes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1071-pg2892-part39:t10:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he drank loads and laughed loud, and then he fell right off his stool into the rushes
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	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	right	right	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	stool	stool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	rushes	rush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | he | loads |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fall** | past | he |  |  | the rushes | then | off his stool | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme off stool=Initial\_Location into rush=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nah, he sipped it slow and sat quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1071-pg2892-part39:t10:o4:1
# text = Nah, he sipped it slow and sat quiet
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	sipped	sip	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	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sip** | past | he | it |  |  |  | slow *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **sit** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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