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title: Lol, why was grandma only mildly vibing with his plan? — Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Lol, why was grandma only mildly vibing with his plan? Test 6 · ★ 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 option; Mova
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# Test 6 · ★ · Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Ya…

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Lol, why was grandma only mildly vibing with his plan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** grandma, his · **What happens:** be, vibe, plan · **To what, where:** grandma

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t6:1
# text = Lol, why was grandma only mildly vibing with his plan?
1	Lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	mildly	mildly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	vibing	vibe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | grandma |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **vibe** | gerund | grandma |  |  |  |  | with his plan; mildly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **plan** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t6:o1:1
# text = She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **catch** | can | a hare | fish |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish, and warned him about the cold river water

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t6:o2:1
# text = She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish, and warned him about the cold river water
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **catch** | can | a hare | fish |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
| 4 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | She *not said here* |  | fish |  |  | about the cold river water | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about water=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish, then gave him her old net to borrow

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t6:o3:1
# text = She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish, then gave him her old net to borrow
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **catch** | can | a hare | fish |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
| 4 | **give** | past | She *not said here* | hare's old net | fish |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient net=Theme |
| 5 | **borrow** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was totally against the whole plan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:t6:o4:1
# text = She was totally against the whole plan
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | against the whole plan; totally *property* | tree rules |

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