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title: So is he gonna get his basket back in the end? — Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15:… · tree and pragmatics
description: So is he gonna get his basket back in the end? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1214 «Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a magic cock, and the innkeepers plot to steal it» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 11 · ★ · Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a…

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So is he gonna get his basket back in the end?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** end

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1214 «Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a magic cock, and the innkeepers plot to steal it» 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/1214-pg3282-part15/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:t11:1
# text = So is he gonna get his basket back in the end?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	gonna	gonna	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  | in the end | get *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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yeah, mate, he gets it back at the end, after the innkeepers get what's coming to them, so keep reading.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:t11:o1:1
# text = Yeah, mate, he gets it back at the end, after the innkeepers get what's coming to them, so keep reading.
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	innkeepers	innkeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	ccomp	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
25	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | present | he | mate |  |  | at the end | mate *vocative* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Theme at end=Asset |
| 2 | **get** | present | the innkeepers |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **come** | present · progressive |  |  | innkeepers *= innkeeper* |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to they=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **keep** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **read** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dunno yet, bro, read on then.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:t11:o2:1
# text = Dunno yet, bro, read on then.
1	Dunno	Dunno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | infinitive | Dunno |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he gets it, mate.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:t11:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he gets it, mate.
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | he | it |  |  |  | mate *obl* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dunno yet, bro, you'll have to read on, mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:t11:o4:1
# text = Dunno yet, bro, you'll have to read on, mate
1	Dunno	Dunno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	vocative	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
13	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | future | you |  |  |  |  | Dunno *vocative*; mate *vocative* | tree rules |
| 2 | **read on** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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