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description: Yer wan in the hut was mad sick of not knowin', like, what was in the soup-thing? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1286 «Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts, A Lost Paradise: a hungry couple is given a palace, then loses it by lifting a lid» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Test 1 · ★ · Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts, A Lost Paradise: a…

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Yer wan in the hut was mad sick of not knowin', like, what was in the soup-thing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** knowin · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** soup thing

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1286 «Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts, A Lost Paradise: a hungry couple is given a palace, then loses it by lifting a lid» 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/1286-pg3454-part11/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1286-pg3454-part11:t1:1
# text = Yer wan in the hut was mad sick of not knowin', like, what was in the soup-thing?
1	Yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	knowin	knowin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | of knowin and the soup thing; sick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | knowin and the soup thing |  |  | the soup thing |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She was dyin' to know what was in the tureen, like, and she wouldn't shut up about it

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1286-pg3454-part11:t1:o1:1
# text = She was dyin' to know what was in the tureen, like, and she wouldn't shut up about it
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	dyin	dyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tureen	tureen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	shut	shut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	about	about	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | dyin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  | the tureen |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **shut up** | would | she |  |  |  |  | about tureen | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yer wan kept naggin' the poor fella all day about bein' dyin' to see the king's silver

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1286-pg3454-part11:t1:o2:1
# text = Yer wan kept naggin' the poor fella all day about bein' dyin' to see the king's silver
1	Yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	wan	wan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	naggin	naggin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fella	fella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	bein	bein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	_
14	dyin	dyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Yer's wan |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **naggin** | gerund | Yer's wan *not said here* | the poor fella |  |  | day |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | Yer's wan *not said here* | the king's silver |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer silver=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was dyin' to know what was in the tureen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1286-pg3454-part11:t1:o3:1
# text = She was dyin' to know what was in the tureen
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	dyin	dyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tureen	tureen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | dyin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  | the tureen |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was grumpy 'cause the fire had gone out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1286-pg3454-part11:t1:o4:1
# text = She was grumpy 'cause the fire had gone out
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | grumpy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go out** | past · perfect | the fire |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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