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title: ngl the starling kinda snitches on the sister, right? — Russian Folk-Tales, The Little Tsar No… · tree and pragmatics
description: ngl the starling kinda snitches on the sister, right? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1105 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Little Tsar Novishny, part 11: the starling's warnings and the boiling water» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 2 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, The Little Tsar Novishny, part 11: the…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ngl the starling kinda snitches on the sister, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, starling · **What happens:** ngl, snitch

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1105 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Little Tsar Novishny, part 11: the starling's warnings and the boiling water» 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/1105-pg29672-part11/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1105-pg29672-part11:t2:1
# text = ngl the starling kinda snitches on the sister, right?
1	ngl	ngl	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	starling	starling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	snitches	snitch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ngl** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **snitch** *speech: other* | present | the starling |  |  |  |  | on the sister; kinda *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, it doesn't snitch at all, it just keeps telling him to go slow and watch out for the doors

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1105-pg29672-part11:t2:o1:1
# text = nah, it doesn't snitch at all, it just keeps telling him to go slow and watch out for the doors
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	snitch	snitch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
17	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **snitch** *speech: other* | present · do-support | it |  |  | all |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **watch out** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for the doors | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for door=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, it kinda snitches, cuz it keeps warning him about her and the serpent

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1105-pg29672-part11:t2:o2:1
# text = yeah, it kinda snitches, cuz it keeps warning him about her and the serpent
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	snitches	snitch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	cuz	cuz	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	warning	warn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snitch** *speech: other* | present | it |  |  |  |  | kinda *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cuz** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **warn** *speech: warn* | gerund |  |  | him *= he* |  |  | about her *= she* | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about she=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yes, it warns him about the serpent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1105-pg29672-part11:t2:o3:1
# text = yes, it warns him about the serpent
1	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | it |  | him *= he* |  |  | about the serpent | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about serpent=Topic |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, it just tells him to go slow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1105-pg29672-part11:t2:o4:1
# text = nah, it just tells him to go slow
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | it |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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