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title: Bro, did the wolves really think the dance was lit? — Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, did the wolves really think the dance was lit? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1191 «Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian Brave, part 1: the mink escapes the wolves, and a brave's father drowns and returns as a baby» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 2 · ★ · Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian Brave, part 1: the m…

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Bro, did the wolves really think the dance was lit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Bro, wolves · **What happens:** do, think, lit · **To what, where:** dance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1191 «Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian Brave, part 1: the mink escapes the wolves, and a brave's father drowns and returns as a baby» 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/1191-pg3027-part57/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:t2:1
# text = Bro, did the wolves really think the dance was lit?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | Bro |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | the wolves |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **lit** | past · passive |  | the dance |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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They sat quietly on the rocks, wondering whether the mink was a spirit who could fly

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:t2:o1:1
# text = They sat quietly on the rocks, wondering whether the mink was a spirit who could fly
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	wondering	wonder	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
9	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | They |  |  | the rocks |  | quietly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on rock=Location |
| 2 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the mink | a spirit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fly** | could | a spirit |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They howled with pleasure at the dance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:t2:o2:1
# text = They howled with pleasure at the dance
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	howled	howl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **howl** | past | They |  |  |  |  | with pleasure; at the dance | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at dance=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They cheered loudly for the mink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:t2:o3:1
# text = They cheered loudly for the mink
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | They |  |  |  |  | for the mink; loudly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They threw their paddles down and howled with pleasure as the mink spun around the canoes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:t2:o4:1
# text = They threw their paddles down and howled with pleasure as the mink spun around the canoes
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	paddles	paddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	howled	howl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	spun	spin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	around	around	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	canoes	canoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw down** | past | They | their paddles |  |  |  | down *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paddle=Theme |
| 2 | **howl** | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with pleasure; as the mink | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with pleasure=Theme |
| 3 | **spin** | participle |  | the mink *not said here* |  | the canoes |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme around canoe=Trajectory |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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