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title: Yo, did the bear chief really turn the big bros into bears? — Indian Myths, The Boy and the Bear Chi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did the bear chief really turn the big bros into bears? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1223 «Indian Myths, The Boy and the Bear Chief, part 24: the chief turns the brothers half bear, and the little hunter burns the mountain» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 1 · ★ · Indian Myths, The Boy and the Bear Chief, part 24: the chi…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yo, did the bear chief really turn the big bros into bears?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, turn · **To what, where:** bear chief, big bros, bears

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1223 «Indian Myths, The Boy and the Bear Chief, part 24: the chief turns the brothers half bear, and the little hunter burns 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/1223-pg3282-part24/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1223-pg3282-part24:t1:1
# text = Yo, did the bear chief really turn the big bros into bears?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bros	bro	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the bear chief |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chief=Eventuality |
| 2 | **turn** | present |  | the big bros |  | bears |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent bro=Theme into bear=Trajectory |

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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, arms and legs, so they're on all fours now and roaming the hills

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1223-pg3282-part24:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, arms and legs, so they're on all fours now and roaming the hills
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	fours	four	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	roaming	roam	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | legs *= leg* |  |  | all fours |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **roam** | gerund | all fours *not said here* | the hills |  |  | now |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hill=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, arms and legs, so they're on all fours now and the chief laughed about it

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1223-pg3282-part24:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, arms and legs, so they're on all fours now and the chief laughed about it
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	fours	four	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
17	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | arms *= arm* |  |  | all fours | now |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | arms and legs and all fours and the chief |  |  |  |  | about chief | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, the whole body, they walk like bears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1223-pg3282-part24:t1:o3:1
# text = Yep, the whole body, they walk like bears
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | they |  |  |  |  | like bears | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, arms and legs, so they're on all fours now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1223-pg3282-part24:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, arms and legs, so they're on all fours now
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	fours	four	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | legs *= leg* |  |  | all fours | now |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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