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title: ngl the mink saw no guests at the wolves' place, what did that mean? — Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: ngl the mink saw no guests at the wolves' place, what did that mean? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1190 «Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, part 1: a sly mink tricks a hungry wolf, then outwits the whole wolf pack's revenge plan» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Test 8 · ★ · Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, part 1: a sly mink tric…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ngl the mink saw no guests at the wolves' place, what did that mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ngl mink, place · **What happens:** ngl, see, mean · **To what, where:** guests, place

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1190 «Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, part 1: a sly mink tricks a hungry wolf, then outwits the whole wolf pack's revenge plan» 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/1190-pg3027-part56/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t8:1
# text = ngl the mink saw no guests at the wolves' place, what did that mean?
1	ngl	ngl	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	obj	_	_
14	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	_
16	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ngl** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | the ngl mink | no guests |  | the wolves's place |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer guest=Stimulus |
| 3 | **mean** | past · do-support | the wolves's place | the wolves's place |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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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 -->
The guests had gone home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t8:o1:1
# text = The guests had gone home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past · perfect | the guests |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wolves were planning a trap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t8:o2:1
# text = The wolves were planning a trap
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | past · progressive | the wolves | a trap |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trap=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wolves had set a trap and were waiting for him to come

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t8:o3:1
# text = The wolves had set a trap and were waiting for him to come
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wolves |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme trap=Destination |
| 2 | **wait** | past · progressive |  |  |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It meant the wolves were planning some kind of trap for him to fall into

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t8:o4:1
# text = It meant the wolves were planning some kind of trap for him to fall into
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | It |  |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **plan** | past · progressive | the wolves | some kind of trap |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Topic |
| 3 | **fall** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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