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title: Yo, why'd Alonzo sneak out at midnight, tiptoeing and everything? — Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, why'd Alonzo sneak out at midnight, tiptoeing and everything? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1217 «Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Yara and the hare calls up a spell» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 1 · ★ · Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Ya…

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Yo, why'd Alonzo sneak out at midnight, tiptoeing and everything?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alonzo · **What happens:** sneak out, tiptoe

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1217 «Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Yara and the hare calls up a spell» 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/1217-pg3282-part18/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t1:1
# text = Yo, why'd Alonzo sneak out at midnight, tiptoeing and everything?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Alonzo	Alonzo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sneak	sneak	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	tiptoeing	tiptoe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneak out** | infinitive | Alonzo |  |  |  | midnight |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tiptoe** | gerund | Alonzo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool, plus he forgot his coat at home

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t1:o1:1
# text = He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool, plus he forgot his coat at home
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	lowkey	lowkey	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	spooked	spook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	heading	head	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spook** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | lowkey *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **head** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the pool | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **forget** | past | he | his coat |  | home |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t1:o2:1
# text = He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	lowkey	lowkey	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	spooked	spook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	heading	head	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spook** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | lowkey *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **head** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the pool | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool to meet the Yara and grab her

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t1:o3:1
# text = He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool to meet the Yara and grab her
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	lowkey	lowkey	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	spooked	spook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	heading	head	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Yara	Yara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spook** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | lowkey *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **head** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the pool | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **meet** | to-infinitive |  | the Yara |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yara=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **grab** | infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was trying to sneak off to a party in town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t1:o4:1
# text = He was trying to sneak off to a party in town
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sneak	sneak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sneak off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | a party in town |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to party=Destination |

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