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title: Bruv, the fox is a right trickster, innit? What did he do to the Lap… — Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reind… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruv, the fox is a right trickster, innit? What did he do to the Lapp's reindeer? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1244 «Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks the Lapp, the fish and the asp» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 12 · ★ · Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks…

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Bruv, the fox is a right trickster, innit? What did he do to the Lapp's reindeer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fox, you · **What happens:** be, innit, do · **To what, where:** right trickster

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1244 «Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks the Lapp, the fish and the asp» 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/1244-pg3282-part45/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Bruv, the fox is a right trickster, innit?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t12:1
# text = Bruv, the fox is a right trickster, innit?
1	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	trickster	trickster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	innit	innit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fox | a right trickster |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **innit** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | Bruv *vocative* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What did he do to the Lapp's reindeer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t12:2
# text = What did he do to the Lapp's reindeer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Lapp	Lapp	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past · do-support | fox |  |  |  |  | to the Lapp's reindeer | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He got all the dead reindeer for himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t12:o1:1
# text = He got all the dead reindeer for himself
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | all dead reindeer |  |  |  | for himself *= he* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent reindeer=Theme for himself=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He got all the dead reindeer for himself, after blaming the bear and wolves for killing them in the snowy valley

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t12:o2:1
# text = He got all the dead reindeer for himself, after blaming the bear and wolves for killing them in the snowy valley
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	blaming	blame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | all dead reindeer |  |  |  | for himself *= he* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent reindeer=Theme for himself=Source |
| 2 | **blame** | gerund | He *not said here* | the bear and wolves |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bear=Theme |
| 3 | **kill** | gerund | He *not said here* | bear |  | the snowy valley |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He took the reindeer meat home alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t12:o3:1
# text = He took the reindeer meat home alone
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | the reindeer meat |  |  |  | alone, home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He tricked the Lapp into giving him all the fish, bones, and reindeer skins, then left the Lapp with nothing but an empty sledge

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t12:o4:1
# text = He tricked the Lapp into giving him all the fish, bones, and reindeer skins, then left the Lapp with nothing but an empty sledge
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tricked	trick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Lapp	Lapp	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
19	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Lapp	lapp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	19	obl	_	_
24	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	sledge	sledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | past | He | the Lapp |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lapp=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | He *not said here* | all fish and bones | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient fish=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | past | reindeer skins | the Lapp |  |  | then | with nothing | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent lapp=Recipient with nothing=Theme |

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