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# Test 1 · ★ · Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clums…

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Did you see the weaver whack the flies with a massive rock, like, proper dead dangerous?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, weaver · **What happens:** see, whack · **To what, where:** flies

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1156 «Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clumsy mistake, a lost-seeming weaver, and a son who gets rich with a magic stone» 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/1156-pg3027-part22/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t1:1
# text = Did you see the weaver whack the flies with a massive rock, like, proper dead dangerous?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	weaver	weaver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	whack	whack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flies	fly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **whack** | infinitive | the weaver | the flies |  |  |  | with a massive rock | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fly=Patient with rock=Instrument |

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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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Yeah, he got the flies with a rock, then flattened the old lady and ran off to the village, proper mental, innit

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he got the flies with a rock, then flattened the old lady and ran off to the village, proper mental, innit
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	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	flies	fly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	flattened	flatten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
18	off	off	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he | the flies |  |  |  | with a rock | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fly=Stimulus |
| 2 | **flatten** | past | he *not said here* | the old lady |  |  | then |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Patient |
| 3 | **run off** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the village *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to village=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he hit a bloke with a stone, bare mental

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he hit a bloke with a stone, bare mental
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	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
11	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | he | a bloke |  |  |  | with a stone | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent bloke=Patient with stone=Instrument |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, and he flattened the old lady by accident, mental

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, and he flattened the old lady by accident, mental
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	flattened	flatten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flatten** | past | he | the old lady |  |  |  | by accident | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, the farmer was the one who swatted them with a huge stone and flattened the whole house, bruv, mad

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t1:o4:1
# text = Nah, the farmer was the one who swatted them with a huge stone and flattened the whole house, bruv, mad
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	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	swatted	swat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	flattened	flatten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the farmer | the one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swat** | past | the one | them *= they* |  |  |  | with a huge stone | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with stone=Instrument |
| 3 | **flatten** | past | the one *not said here* | the whole house and bruv |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient |
| 4 | **be** |  | the farmer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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