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title: Proper random, what made all them sparks fly everywhere? — Indian Folk Tales, The Turtle and His… · tree and pragmatics
description: Proper random, what made all them sparks fly everywhere? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1218 «Indian Folk Tales, The Turtle and His Bride, part 1: the hare brings fire home, the turtle goes to war for his bride» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 5 · ★ · Indian Folk Tales, The Turtle and His Bride, part 1: the h…

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Proper random, what made all them sparks fly everywhere?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** them, sparks · **What happens:** make, spark, fly

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1218 «Indian Folk Tales, The Turtle and His Bride, part 1: the hare brings fire home, the turtle goes to war for his bride» 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/1218-pg3282-part19/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1218-pg3282-part19:t5:1
# text = Proper random, what made all them sparks fly everywhere?
1	Proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	random	random	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sparks	spark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
10	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spark** |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fly** | infinitive | all sparks |  |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «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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The grandmother threw a big log onto the fire by mistake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1218-pg3282-part19:t5:o1:1
# text = The grandmother threw a big log onto the fire by mistake
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | the grandmother | a big log |  | the fire |  | by mistake | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent log=Theme onto fire=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The grandfather kicked a burning log and it flew everywhere in the tent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1218-pg3282-part19:t5:o2:1
# text = The grandfather kicked a burning log and it flew everywhere in the tent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grandfather	grandfather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | past | the grandfather | a burning log |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent log=Patient |
| 2 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **fly** | past | log |  |  | the tent |  | everywhere *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tent=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A huge branch dropped on the coals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1218-pg3282-part19:t5:o3:1
# text = A huge branch dropped on the coals
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coals	coal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | participle |  | a huge branch *not said here* |  | the coals |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on coal=Trajectory |

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

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A massive log fell in the tent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1218-pg3282-part19:t5:o4:1
# text = A massive log fell in the tent
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a massive log |  |  | the tent |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in tent=Location |

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