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title: Why did Shasasa start bawling about the Mirror going missing? — Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Ma… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did Shasasa start bawling about the Mirror going missing? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 1138 «Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4: the Mirror is stolen and the white men take all the power» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 7 · ★ · Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4:…

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Why did Shasasa start bawling about the Mirror going missing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Shasasa · **What happens:** start, bawl, go

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1138 «Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4: the Mirror is stolen and the white men take all the power» 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/1138-pg3027-part4/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:t7:1
# text = Why did Shasasa start bawling about the Mirror going missing?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Shasasa	Shasasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	bawling	bawl	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
10	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past · do-support | Shasasa |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **bawl** *speech: other* | gerund | Shasasa *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the Mirror | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about mirror=Topic |
| 3 | **go** | gerund | Shasasa *not said here* |  |  |  |  | missing *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Cos Butou nicked it from under her pillow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:t7:o1:1
# text = Cos Butou nicked it from under her pillow
1	Cos	Cos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Butou	Butou	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pillow	pillow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** | past | Cos | it |  | Cos's pillow |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme from pillow=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cos Butou nicked it from under her pillow while she was asleep, and she felt proper rubbish

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:t7:o2:1
# text = Cos Butou nicked it from under her pillow while she was asleep, and she felt proper rubbish
1	Cos	Cos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Butou	Butou	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pillow	pillow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** | past | Cos | it |  | Cos's pillow |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme from pillow=Source |
| 2 | **is** | past | Cos |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | past | Cos | proper rubbish |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cos her dad was bawling at her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:t7:o3:1
# text = Cos her dad was bawling at her
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bawling	bawl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bawl** *speech: other* | past · progressive | her dad |  |  |  |  | at her *= she* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Cos the wasp told her the Mirror had been stolen by a bloke pretending to be a poor white man in the night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:t7:o4:1
# text = Cos the wasp told her the Mirror had been stolen by a bloke pretending to be a poor white man in the night
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wasp	wasp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Mirror	Mirror	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past |  |  | her *= she* |  |  | cos the wasp | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **steal** | past · perfect · passive | a bloke | the Mirror |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |
| 3 | **pretend** | gerund | a bloke *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | to-infinitive | a bloke *not said here* | a poor white man |  |  | night |  | tree rules |

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