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title: Bro, where did the kitten go missing from? Was it in the bookshelves? — Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reind… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, where did the kitten go missing from? Was it in the bookshelves? Test 9 · ★ 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 question and of each
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# Test 9 · ★ · Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks…

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Bro, where did the kitten go missing from? Was it in the bookshelves?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Bro · **What happens:** do, go, be · **To what, where:** kitten

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Bro, where did the kitten go missing from?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t9:1
# text = Bro, where did the kitten go missing from?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	4	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the kitten |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Eventuality |
| 2 | **go** | present | Bro |  |  |  |  | missing *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* Was it in the bookshelves?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t9:2
# text = Was it in the bookshelves?
1	Was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bookshelves	bookshelf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past |  | kitten |  |  |  | in the bookshelves | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot it=Theme in bookshelf=Attribute |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It went missing from the kitchen one day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t9:o1:1
# text = It went missing from the kitchen one day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | It |  |  | the kitchen | day | missing *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from kitchen=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It vanished from the baby's room one evening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t9:o2:1
# text = It vanished from the baby's room one evening
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past | It |  |  | the baby's room | evening |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from room=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was taken from the royal library shelves one stormy night when the queen was asleep in her chamber upstairs

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t9:o3:1
# text = It was taken from the royal library shelves one stormy night when the queen was asleep in her chamber upstairs
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	shelves	shelf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	stormy	stormy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	upstairs	upstairs	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past · passive |  | It |  | the royal library shelves | night | upstairs *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from shelf=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | the queen |  |  | her chamber |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It vanished from the baby's room one evening, after the servants had searched the whole palace garden and the stables

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:t9:o4:1
# text = It vanished from the baby's room one evening, after the servants had searched the whole palace garden and the stables
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	searched	search	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past | It |  |  | the baby's room | evening |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from room=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **search** | past · perfect · passive |  | the servants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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