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title: did the elands also freak out or nah — Folk Tales, The Sacred Milk of Koumong… · tree and pragmatics
description: did the elands also freak out or nah Test 7 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 7 · ★ · Folk Tales, The Sacred Milk of Koumongoé, part 2: Thakane…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
did the elands also freak out or nah

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** elands · **What happens:** freak out

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t7:1
# text = did the elands also freak out or nah
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	elands	eland	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	freak	freak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freak out** | past · do-support | the elands |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 they said the dad is the one for the ogre

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t7:o1:1
# text = yeah they said the dad is the one for the ogre
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ogre	ogre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the dad | the one |  |  |  | for the ogre | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah they were like wretched man, its you the ogre should eat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t7:o2:1
# text = yeah they were like wretched man, its you the ogre should eat
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	wretched	wretched	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ogre	ogre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | like wretched man | tree rules |
| 2 | **ogre** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | should | its ogre |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah they stayed calm and told the rabbit to ask the father again about his decision in private

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t7:o3:1
# text = nah they stayed calm and told the rabbit to ask the father again about his decision in private
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | they |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | they *not said here* |  | the rabbit |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent rabbit=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  | the father | private | again | about rabbit's decision | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent father=Recipient about decision=Topic |
| 4 | **decide** |  | rabbit |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nope they just stared at the rabbit quietly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1224-pg3282-part25:t7:o4:1
# text = nope they just stared at the rabbit quietly
1	nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	stared	stare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stare** | past | they |  |  |  |  | at the rabbit; quietly *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at rabbit=Theme |

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