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title: so did Alonzo just laugh at her or what? — Brazilian Tales, The Yara, part 17: a… · tree and pragmatics
description: so did Alonzo just laugh at her or what? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1216 «Brazilian Tales, The Yara, part 17: a voice in the forest and a promise» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 5 · ★ · Brazilian Tales, The Yara, part 17: a voice in the forest…

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so did Alonzo just laugh at her or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, laugh · **To what, where:** Alonzo

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1216 «Brazilian Tales, The Yara, part 17: a voice in the forest and a promise» 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/1216-pg3282-part17/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1216-pg3282-part17:t5:1
# text = so did Alonzo just laugh at her or what?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Alonzo	Alonzo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | Alonzo |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alonzo=Eventuality |
| 2 | **laugh** | present |  |  |  |  |  | at Alonzo | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he didn't laugh, he just kind of shrugged and went back to eating his bread quietly like nothing happened

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1216-pg3282-part17:t5:o1:1
# text = he didn't laugh, he just kind of shrugged and went back to eating his bread quietly like nothing happened
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	shrugged	shrug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
19	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	21	nsubj	_	_
21	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **laugh** | past · do-support | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **kind** |  | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **shrug** | participle |  | kind *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **go back** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **eat** | gerund | he *not said here* | his bread |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient |
| 6 | **happen** | past | nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he laughed so loud that the whole village heard him and then he kept laughing and slapping his knee

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1216-pg3282-part17:t5:o2:1
# text = he laughed so loud that the whole village heard him and then he kept laughing and slapping his knee
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	slapping	slap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | he |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hear** | past | the whole village | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 3 | **keep** | past | village |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **laugh** | gerund | village *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **slap** | gerund | village *not said here* | village's knee |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knee=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he just rolled his eyes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1216-pg3282-part17:t5:o3:1
# text = he just rolled his eyes
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | past | he | his eyes |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he burst out laughing, super loud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1216-pg3282-part17:t5:o4:1
# text = he burst out laughing, super loud
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	burst	burst	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	super	super	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burst out** | past | he |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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