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title: deadass, how did the fawn's mom make the spots? — Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: I… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 12 · ★ · Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a p…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
deadass, how did the fawn's mom make the spots?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** deadass · **What happens:** do, make · **To what, where:** mom, spots

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1267 «Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a peacock, then an arrow, then a fawn, and loses each chance» 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/1267-pg338-part4/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t12:1
# text = deadass, how did the fawn's mom make the spots?
1	deadass	deadass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fawn	fawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the fawn's mom |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mom=Eventuality |
| 2 | **make** | present | deadass | the spots |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Product |

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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 -->
she dug a deep hole in the ground and burned the spots on the fawn's face with red hot coals

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t12:o1:1
# text = she dug a deep hole in the ground and burned the spots on the fawn's face with red hot coals
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fawn	fawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	coals	coal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | past | she | a deep hole |  | the ground |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hole=Theme in ground=Location |
| 2 | **burn** | past | she *not said here* | the spots |  | the fawn's face |  | with red hot coals | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent spot=Patient with coal=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she rolled in mud and painted them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t12:o2:1
# text = she rolled in mud and painted them
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | past | she |  |  | mud |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mud=Trajectory |
| 2 | **paint** | past | she *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she rubbed her face against a hot stone until the brown dots appeared on the fawn's skin at dusk

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t12:o3:1
# text = she rubbed her face against a hot stone until the brown dots appeared on the fawn's skin at dusk
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dots	dot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	fawn	fawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | past | she | her face |  | a hot stone |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent face=Theme against stone=Destination |
| 2 | **appear** | past | the brown dots |  |  | the fawn's skin at dusk |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on skin=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
dug a hole and burnt them with hot fire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t12:o4:1
# text = dug a hole and burnt them with hot fire
1	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | past |  | a hole |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hole=Theme |
| 2 | **burnt** | past |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | with hot fire | tree rules |

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