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title: Wait, so the grass guy got a whole palace just cause he was nice? — Indian Tales, Tale of a Tortoise and o… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, so the grass guy got a whole palace just cause he was nice? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1258 «Indian Tales, Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey, part 59: the clever tortoise tricks an elephant and a whale into a tug-of-war» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Indian Tales, Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monk…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait, so the grass guy got a whole palace just cause he was nice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, grass guy, guy · **What happens:** wait, get, be · **To what, where:** whole palace

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1258 «Indian Tales, Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey, part 59: the clever tortoise tricks an elephant and a whale into a tug-of-war» 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/1258-pg3282-part59/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1258-pg3282-part59:t1:1
# text = Wait, so the grass guy got a whole palace just cause he was nice?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 | **get** | past | the grass guy | a whole palace |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer palace=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | past | guy |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yeah, the peris said the grass guy had earned the palace by being nice to every single traveller he met on the road

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1258-pg3282-part59:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, the peris said the grass guy had earned the palace by being nice to every single traveller he met on the road
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peris	peris	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	earned	earn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
15	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
18	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	traveller	traveller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the peris |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **earn** | past · perfect | the grass guy | the palace |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | the grass guy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to every single traveller; nice *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **meet** | past | guy | every single traveller *not said here* |  | the road |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent traveller=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, the peris said he worked really hard for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1258-pg3282-part59:t1:o2:1
# text = Nah, the peris said he worked really hard for it
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peris	peris	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the peris |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **work** | past | peris |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kinda, the peris said God sends palaces to whoever is patient and kind and keeps quiet when others are rude to them, basically

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1258-pg3282-part59:t1:o3:1
# text = Kinda, the peris said God sends palaces to whoever is patient and kind and keeps quiet when others are rude to them, basically
1	Kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peris	peris	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	palaces	palace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	21	mark	_	_
19	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	basically	basically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the peris |  |  |  |  | basically, kinda *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **send** | present | God | palaces |  | whoever |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent palace=Theme to whoever=Destination |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | patient *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **keep** | present | God *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present | others |  | palaces *= palace* |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the peris said God rewards the simple-hearted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1258-pg3282-part59:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, the peris said God rewards the simple-hearted
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peris	peris	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rewards	reward	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the peris | God rewards |  |  |  | the simple hearted *obl* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reward=Topic |

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