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title: the bear's shadow went back home showing the wounds, that's creepy af — Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brot… · tree and pragmatics
description: the bear's shadow went back home showing the wounds, that's creepy af Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1222 «Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers, part 2: the bear chief's servant lures the hunters into the mountain» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Test 8 · ★ · Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brother Set Free His Big…

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the bear's shadow went back home showing the wounds, that's creepy af

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** shadow, that, bear · **What happens:** go back, show, be, shadow · **To what, where:** wounds, creepy af

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1222 «Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers, part 2: the bear chief's servant lures the hunters into the mountain» 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/1222-pg3282-part23/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:t8:1
# text = the bear's shadow went back home showing the wounds, that's creepy af
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	shadow	shadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	creepy	creepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	af	af	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | past | the bear's shadow |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | the bear's shadow *not said here* | the wounds |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent wound=Recipient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | creepy af |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **shadow** |  | the bear |  |  |  |  |  | nom shadow «state 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it showed the hunters' damage and the wounds of the dogs that had chased it

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:t8:o1:1
# text = Yeah, it showed the hunters' damage and the wounds of the dogs that had chased it
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	chased	chase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | it | the hunters's damage |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent damage=Recipient |
| 2 | **chase** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wounds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **damage** |  | the hunters |  |  |  |  |  | nom damage «event transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it showed the hunters' tracks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:t8:o2:1
# text = Yeah, it showed the hunters' tracks
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | it | the hunters's tracks |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent track=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it showed the hunters' damage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:t8:o3:1
# text = Yeah, it showed the hunters' damage
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | it | the hunters's damage |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent damage=Recipient |
| 2 | **damage** |  | the hunters |  |  |  |  |  | nom damage «event transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it showed all the hunters' damage, plus a message warning the village to stay away

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:t8:o4:1
# text = Yeah, it showed all the hunters' damage, plus a message warning the village to stay away
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	warning	warn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
19	away	away	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | it | the hunters's damage |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent damage=Recipient |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | gerund | a message | the village |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent village=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stay away** | to-infinitive | the village *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **damage** |  | the hunters |  |  |  |  |  | nom damage «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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