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title: and he took his blanket back from the rock, that's kinda messed up tbh — Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Duc… · tree and pragmatics
description: and he took his blanket back from the rock, that's kinda messed up tbh Test 7 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Test 7 · ★ · Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wo…

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and he took his blanket back from the rock, that's kinda messed up tbh

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** take back, mess up · **To what, where:** blanket, rock, that

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t7:1
# text = and he took his blanket back from the rock, that's kinda messed up tbh
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	messed	mess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	tbh	tbh	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take back** | past | he | his blanket |  | the rock |  | tbh *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent blanket=Theme from rock=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **mess up** | present · passive |  | that |  |  |  | kinda *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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the narrator says it was very wrong, fam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t7:o1:1
# text = Yeah, the narrator says it was very wrong, fam
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	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | narrator |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he just wanted his blanket back, dude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t7:o2:1
# text = Nah, he just wanted his blanket back, dude
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|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	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want back** | past | he | his blanket |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot blanket=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the narrator says taking back a gift was very wrong, and Iktomi should feel bad about it, fam

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t7:o3:1
# text = Yeah, the narrator says taking back a gift was very wrong, and Iktomi should feel bad about it, fam
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
18	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
19	about	about	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take back** | gerund |  | a gift |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | taking |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | should | Iktomi |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, dude, the narrator calls it shameful and says a gift given to the stone should never be taken back

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t7:o4:1
# text = Yeah, dude, the narrator calls it shameful and says a gift given to the stone should never be taken back
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	shameful	shameful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
14	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	ccomp	_	_
22	back	back	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | the narrator | dude |  |  |  | shameful *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the narrator *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  | a gift *not said here* | the stone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to stone=Recipient |
| 4 | **not** **take back** | should · passive |  | a gift |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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