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title: Okay, what did the young men do on the way? — Indian Folklore, Ball-Carrier, part 13… · tree and pragmatics
description: Okay, what did the young men do on the way? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1212 «Indian Folklore, Ball-Carrier, part 13: the witch buries the gold and the bridge, and Ball-Carrier goes home» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 11 · ★ · Indian Folklore, Ball-Carrier, part 13: the witch buries t…

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Okay, what did the young men do on the way?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** young men · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** way

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1212 «Indian Folklore, Ball-Carrier, part 13: the witch buries the gold and the bridge, and Ball-Carrier goes home» 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/1212-pg3282-part13/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1212-pg3282-part13:t11:1
# text = Okay, what did the young men do on the way?
1	Okay	okay	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | the young men |  |  | the way |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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Ran and threw stones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1212-pg3282-part13:t11:o1:1
# text = Ran and threw stones
1	Ran	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raced and threw spears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1212-pg3282-part13:t11:o2:1
# text = Raced and threw spears
1	Raced	race	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	spears	spear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **race** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raced across the plain and threw spears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1212-pg3282-part13:t11:o3:1
# text = Raced across the plain and threw spears
1	Raced	race	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	across	across	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	spears	spear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **race** | participle |  |  |  | the plain |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across plain=Trajectory |
| 2 | **throw** | past |  | spears |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spear=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walked on and rested, then raced and threw spears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1212-pg3282-part13:t11:o4:1
# text = Walked on and rested, then raced and threw spears
1	Walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	raced	race	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	spears	spear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk on** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rest** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **race** | past |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **throw** | past |  | spears |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spear=Theme |

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