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title: Dude, the king's riddle was mad hard, right? — Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dude, the king's riddle was mad hard, right? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1300 «Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, part 25: Moti rides a stolen-looking horse, catches a tiger, and chooses a pony» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 3 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, part 25: Moti rides a s…

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Dude, the king's riddle was mad hard, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Dude, king · **What happens:** be, riddle

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1300 «Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, part 25: Moti rides a stolen-looking horse, catches a tiger, and chooses a pony» 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/1300-pg3454-part25/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t3:1
# text = Dude, the king's riddle was mad hard, right?
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
11	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Dude and the king's riddle |  |  |  |  | hard, mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **riddle** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom riddle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 -->
Totally hard, the answer was a stone, obviously

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t3:o1:1
# text = Totally hard, the answer was a stone, obviously
1	Totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	obviously	obviously	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the answer | a stone |  |  |  | hard, obviously *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not really, Moti spotted the cloth, smelled the fruit, thought about the season, and then guessed a pomegranate right away

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t3:o2:1
# text = Not really, Moti spotted the cloth, smelled the fruit, thought about the season, and then guessed a pomegranate right away
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Moti	Moti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	spotted	spot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	acl	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
20	guessed	guess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	pomegranate	pomegranate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	right	right	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	away	away	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot** | past | Moti | the cloth |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent cloth=Destination |
| 2 | **smell** | past | Moti *not said here* | the fruit |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fruit=Stimulus |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | participle |  | the fruit *not said here* |  |  | season |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **guess** | past | Moti *not said here* | a pomegranate |  |  | then | away *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pomegranate=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was mega hard, the king had hidden a peach, a melon and a jewel, and nobody could have guessed them all

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t3:o3:1
# text = It was mega hard, the king had hidden a peach, a melon and a jewel, and nobody could have guessed them all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
3	mega	mega	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	peach	peach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	melon	melon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	jewel	jewel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	23	nsubj	_	_
21	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
22	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	aux	_	_
23	guessed	guess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
24	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **guess** | could · perfect | nobody | peach |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme all=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not really, Moti guessed it was a pomegranate, sorted!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t3:o4:1
# text = Not really, Moti guessed it was a pomegranate, sorted!
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Moti	Moti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	guessed	guess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pomegranate	pomegranate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	sorted	sort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | past | Moti |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a pomegranate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sort** | participle |  | a pomegranate *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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