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title: ngl, why'd Iktomi jump for the flock? — Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: I… · tree and pragmatics
description: ngl, why'd Iktomi jump for the flock? Test 6 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 6 · ★ · Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a p…

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ngl, why'd Iktomi jump for the flock?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Iktomi · **What happens:** jump

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t6:1
# text = ngl, why'd Iktomi jump for the flock?
1	ngl	ngl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	jump	jump	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | infinitive | Iktomi |  |  |  |  | for the flock; ngl *vocative* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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he wanted to dance and shouted hi

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t6:o1:1
# text = he wanted to dance and shouted hi
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	dance	dance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	hi	hi	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **dance** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he heard the fawns laughing below and decided to prove himself by flying high above the forest trees

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t6:o2:1
# text = he heard the fawns laughing below and decided to prove himself by flying high above the forest trees
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fawns	fawn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
6	below	below	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obj	_	_
12	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
14	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
15	above	above	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | he | the fawns |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer fawn=Stimulus |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | below *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **decide** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **prove** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | himself *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme |
| 5 | **fly** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the forest trees |  | high *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above tree=Location |

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

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he wanted to soar and yelled wait up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t6:o3:1
# text = he wanted to soar and yelled wait up
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	soar	soar	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	yelled	yell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **soar** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **yell** *speech: express* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **wait up** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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he was so jealous of the birds that he could not stop himself and yelled wait up as they left

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:t6:o4:1
# text = he was so jealous of the birds that he could not stop himself and yelled wait up as they left
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	jealous	jealous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	yelled	yell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | of the birds; jealous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | could | he | himself *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector himself=Eventuality |
| 3 | **yell** *speech: express* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wait up** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **leave** | past | birds *= bird* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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