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title: That lad's dad left him a falcon, a cat and a greyhound, right? — Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: That lad's dad left him a falcon, a cat and a greyhound, right? Test 5 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree an
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# Test 5 · ★ · Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clums…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That lad's dad left him a falcon, a cat and a greyhound, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad · **What happens:** leave · **To what, where:** him

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t5:1
# text = That lad's dad left him a falcon, a cat and a greyhound, right?
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	falcon	falcon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
16	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | that lad's dad | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Theme falcon=Attribute |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, that's the lot, mate, proper sick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t5:o1:1
# text = Yeah, that's the lot, mate, proper sick
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the lot |  |  |  | mate *vocative* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he got a falcon, a cat, a greyhound and a whole farm full of goats, bruv, proper inheritance, innit

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t5:o2:1
# text = Nah, he got a falcon, a cat, a greyhound and a whole farm full of goats, bruv, proper inheritance, innit
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	got	get	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	falcon	falcon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	goats	goat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he | a falcon and a cat and innit |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer falcon=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, innit, a falcon, a cat, a greyhound and a load of gold coins from the old man, peak inheritance

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t5:o3:1
# text = Yeah, innit, a falcon, a cat, a greyhound and a load of gold coins from the old man, peak inheritance
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	falcon	falcon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	load	load	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	peak	peak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, innit, that's the lot, peak inheritance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:t5:o4:1
# text = Yeah, innit, that's the lot, peak inheritance
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	peak	peak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the lot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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