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title: Is that the dude who fed the stray dog with the tasty stew? — Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahom… · tree and pragmatics
description: Is that the dude who fed the stray dog with the tasty stew? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1254 «Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old woman's foundling becomes a soldier, and a dog dies after a meal» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 8 · ★ · Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is that the dude who fed the stray dog with the tasty stew?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dude · **What happens:** be, feed · **To what, where:** dude, stray dog

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1254 «Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old woman's foundling becomes a soldier, and a dog dies after a meal» 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/1254-pg3282-part55/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:t8:1
# text = Is that the dude who fed the stray dog with the tasty stew?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	stray	stray	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	tasty	tasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the dude |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | past | the dude |  | the stray dog |  |  | with the tasty stew | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, and the dog keeled over dead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:t8:o1:1
# text = Yeah, and the dog keeled over dead
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	keeled	keel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keel over** | participle | the dog |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, that was another dog, and the one who ate the stew just fell asleep

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:t8:o2:1
# text = Nah, that was another dog, and the one who ate the stew just fell asleep
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | that | another dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | past | the one | the stew |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stew=Patient |
| 3 | **fall** | past | another dog |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the stew was poisoned and the dog keeled over dead in the street

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:t8:o3:1
# text = Yeah, the stew was poisoned and the dog keeled over dead in the street
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	poisoned	poison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	keeled	keel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	over	over	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poison** | past · passive |  | the stew |  | the street |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **keel over** | participle |  | the dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the poor dog died quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:t8:o4:1
# text = Yeah, the poor dog died quickly
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | the poor dog |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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