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title: yo why did koane even want that milk, was he just being lowkey drama… — Folk Tales, The Sacred Milk of Koumong… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · ★ · Folk Tales, The Sacred Milk of Koumongoé, part 2: Thakane…

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yo why did koane even want that milk, was he just being lowkey dramatic?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** yo, koane, he · **What happens:** do, want, be · **To what, where:** koane, milk

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1224 «Folk Tales, The Sacred Milk of Koumongoé, part 2: Thakane is taken to the ogre, and the animals ask why» 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/1224-pg3282-part25/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t1:1
# text = yo why did koane even want that milk, was he just being lowkey dramatic?
1	yo	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	1	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	koane	koane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	csubj	_	_
15	dramatic	dramatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | yo | koane |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent koane=Eventuality |
| 2 | **want** | present | koane *not said here* | that milk |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot milk=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | lowkey *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | dramatic *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
yeah he was being a total crybaby about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t1:o1:1
# text = yeah he was being a total crybaby about it
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	crybaby	crybaby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | a total crybaby |  |  |  | about crybaby | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah he was just really thirsty lol

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t1:o2:1
# text = nah he was just really thirsty lol
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | thirsty *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah he was being a total crybaby and refused to move from the hut at all

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t1:o3:1
# text = yeah he was being a total crybaby and refused to move from the hut at all
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	crybaby	crybaby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
9	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | a total crybaby |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **refuse** | past | a total crybaby |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **move** | to-infinitive | a total crybaby *not said here* |  |  | the hut |  | at all | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from hut=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nope he was honestly just super thirsty and the milk was the only thing that mattered to him

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t1:o4:1
# text = nope he was honestly just super thirsty and the milk was the only thing that mattered to him
1	nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	super	super	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	mattered	matter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | honestly, super, thirsty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the milk | the only thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **matter** | past | the only thing |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to he=Experiencer |

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