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title: so the muskrat shows up out of the wild rice, all, hey my friend? — Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Duc… · tree and pragmatics
description: so the muskrat shows up out of the wild rice, all, hey my friend? Test 9 · ★ 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; Mova'
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# Test 9 · ★ · Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wo…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
so the muskrat shows up out of the wild rice, all, hey my friend?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** muskrat · **What happens:** show up · **To what, where:** wild rice

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t9:1
# text = so the muskrat shows up out of the wild rice, all, hey my friend?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	muskrat	muskrat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	hey	hey	INTJ	UH	_	16	discourse	_	_
15	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show up** | present | the muskrat |  |  | the wild rice and my friend |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out rice=Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, and Iktomi just kept eating like a greedy pig, bro

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t9:o1:1
# text = Yeah, and Iktomi just kept eating like a greedy pig, bro
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Iktomi |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | Iktomi *not said here* | a greedy pig |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, and Iktomi just sat there gobbling his soup like a big greedy hog and ignored the poor muskrat completely

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t9:o2:1
# text = Yeah, and Iktomi just sat there gobbling his soup like a big greedy hog and ignored the poor muskrat completely
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
8	gobbling	gobble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hog	hog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	muskrat	muskrat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | Iktomi |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **gobble** | gerund | Iktomi *not said here* | Iktomi's soup |  |  |  | like a big greedy hog | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent soup=Theme |
| 3 | **ignore** | past | Iktomi *not said here* | the poor muskrat |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent muskrat=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, dude, the muskrat greeted him politely, but Iktomi just sat there chewing his soup and never looked up once

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t9:o3:1
# text = Yeah, dude, the muskrat greeted him politely, but Iktomi just sat there chewing his soup and never looked up once
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	muskrat	muskrat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	greeted	greet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
16	chewing	chew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
22	up	up	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
23	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	21	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **greet** *speech: greet* | past | the muskrat | dude | him *= he* |  |  | politely *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** | past | Iktomi |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **chew** | gerund | Iktomi *not said here* | Iktomi's soup |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **look up** | past | the muskrat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, and Iktomi just sat there like a big hog with his soup

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:t9:o4:1
# text = Yeah, and Iktomi just sat there like a big hog with his soup
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hog	hog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | Iktomi |  |  | there |  | like a big hog with Iktomi's soup | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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