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title: bruh, what landed the monkey in the thorns? — Indian Fairy Tales, Jack-in-the-Green:… · tree and pragmatics
description: bruh, what landed the monkey in the thorns? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1260 «Indian Fairy Tales, Jack-in-the-Green: the monkey sticks fast to a waxen figure» 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 was wrong.
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# Test 11 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, Jack-in-the-Green: the monkey sticks f…

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bruh, what landed the monkey in the thorns?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** land · **To what, where:** monkey, thorns

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1260 «Indian Fairy Tales, Jack-in-the-Green: the monkey sticks fast to a waxen figure» 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/1260-pg3282-part61/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1260-pg3282-part61:t11:1
# text = bruh, what landed the monkey in the thorns?
1	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
4	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **land** | past |  | the monkey |  | the thorns |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent monkey=Theme in thorn=Destination |

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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}

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He fell straight backward into the thorny hedge when he finally yanked his arms free of the wax

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1260-pg3282-part61:t11:o1:1
# text = He fell straight backward into the thorny hedge when he finally yanked his arms free of the wax
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	backward	backward	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	thorny	thorny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	yanked	yank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | He |  |  |  |  | into the thorny hedge *result*; backward *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into hedge=Result |
| 2 | **yank** | past | he | his arms |  |  |  | finally, free *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fell into a patch of thorns after he yanked his stuck hands free from the figure

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1260-pg3282-part61:t11:o2:1
# text = He fell into a patch of thorns after he yanked his stuck hands free from the figure
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	yanked	yank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | He |  |  | a patch of thorns |  | from the figure | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme into patch=Initial\_Location from figure=Destination |
| 2 | **yank** | past | he | his stuck hands |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fell when he yanked free from the figure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1260-pg3282-part61:t11:o3:1
# text = He fell when he yanked free from the figure
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	yanked	yank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **yank** | past | he |  |  |  |  | from the figure; free *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from figure=Co-Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He jumped and landed in the bushes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1260-pg3282-part61:t11:o4:1
# text = He jumped and landed in the bushes
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bushes	bush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **land** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the bushes |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in bush=Destination |

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