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# Test 1 · ★ · Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wo…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yo, so Iktomi gets his foot stuck in a tree, right, and he's just whining like a baby?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Iktomi · **What happens:** get, whine · **To what, where:** foot

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1265 «Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wolves and the blanket» 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/1265-pg338-part2/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t1:1
# text = yo, so Iktomi gets his foot stuck in a tree, right, and he's just whining like a baby?
1	yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
13	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	just	just	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	whining	whine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Iktomi | Iktomi's foot |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer foot=Stimulus |
| 2 | **whine** | present · progressive | Iktomi |  |  |  |  | like a baby | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, bro, he was screaming and crying like a total baby for hours on end

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, bro, he was screaming and crying like a total baby for hours on end
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scream** *speech: express* | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  | bro *vocative* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  | on end | like a total baby for hours | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on end=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, bro, he's howling like a total coward

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, bro, he's howling like a total coward
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	howling	howl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	coward	coward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **howl** | present · progressive | he |  |  |  |  | like a total coward; bro *vocative* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he was just being dramatic, dude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t1:o3:1
# text = Nah, he was just being dramatic, dude
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	dramatic	dramatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | dramatic *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, dude, he was howling and whining so loud the whole village could hear him

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, dude, he was howling and whining so loud the whole village could hear him
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	howling	howl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	csubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	whining	whine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
15	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **howl** | past · progressive | he | the whole village |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent village=Theme |
| 2 | **whine** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hear** | could | howling | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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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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