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title: Wait, the salt thing was genius, wasn't it? — Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa res… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, the salt thing was genius, wasn't it? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1245 «Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa rescues Ingibjorg from the giant and claims her reward» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice wa
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# Test 4 · ★ · Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa rescues Ingibjorg from…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait, the salt thing was genius, wasn't it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, salt thing · **What happens:** wait, be, not be · **To what, where:** genius, thing

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1245 «Gutenberg 3282, Kisa the Cat, Kisa rescues Ingibjorg from the giant and claims her reward» 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/1245-pg3282-part46/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t4:1
# text = Wait, the salt thing was genius, wasn't it?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	genius	genius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the salt thing | genius |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | past |  | thing |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she chucked some herbs in his bowl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t4:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she chucked some herbs in his bowl
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuck** | past | she | some herbs |  | his bowl |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent herb=Theme in bowl=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she tipped a whole bag in his pot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t4:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she tipped a whole bag in his pot
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tipped	tip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | past | she | a whole bag |  | his pot |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent bag=Theme in pot=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she tipped a whole bag of salt into his pot while he was out fishing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t4:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she tipped a whole bag of salt into his pot while he was out fishing
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tipped	tip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | past | she | a whole bag of salt |  |  |  | into his pot *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer bag=Theme into pot=Result |
| 2 | **is a** | past | he | fishing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she put a bag in his soup

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1245-pg3282-part46:t4:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she put a bag in his soup
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | she | a bag |  | his soup |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bag=Theme in soup=Destination |

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