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# Test 1 · ★ · Fairy Book, The Rover of the Plain, part 34: a proud king'…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bro, the rats totally chewed the magic cornet into scraps, that's so sad

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bro, that · **What happens:** chew, be · **To what, where:** magic cornet, scraps

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1168 «Fairy Book, The Rover of the Plain, part 34: a proud king's magic is ruined, and a bride asks for a buffalo» 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/1168-pg3027-part34/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:t1:1
# text = bro, the rats totally chewed the magic cornet into scraps, that's so sad
1	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	chewed	chew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cornet	cornet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	scraps	scrap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | past | bro and the rats | the magic cornet |  | scraps |  | totally *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cornet=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
fr, the cellar wrecked it, lowkey tragic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:t1:o1:1
# text = fr, the cellar wrecked it, lowkey tragic
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tragic	tragic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | past | fr and the cellar | cellar |  |  |  | lowkey tragic *obl* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
no way, the mice did it, rough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:t1:o2:1
# text = no way, the mice did it, rough
1	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the mice | no way |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
fr, the cellar was damp so the rats got in and wrecked everything, lowkey tragic

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:t1:o3:1
# text = fr, the cellar was damp so the rats got in and wrecked everything, lowkey tragic
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
14	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	tragic	tragic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | fr |  |  |  |  | damp *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get in** | past | the rats |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **wreck** | past | the rats *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ok, the rats chewed it, so unlucky

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:t1:o4:1
# text = ok, the rats chewed it, so unlucky
1	ok	ok	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	chewed	chew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | past | the rats | it |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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