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title: Bruv, why did Moti reckon the thing wasn't a stone? — Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruv, why did Moti reckon the thing wasn't a stone? Test 4 · ★ 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
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# Test 4 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, part 25: Moti rides a s…

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Bruv, why did Moti reckon the thing wasn't a stone?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Moti, thing · **What happens:** reckon, not be · **To what, where:** stone

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t4:1
# text = Bruv, why did Moti reckon the thing wasn't a stone?
1	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Moti	Moti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reckon	reckon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past · do-support | Moti |  |  |  |  | Bruv *vocative* | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | past | the thing | a stone |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos the box rattled when he shook it, so no stone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t4:o1:1
# text = Cos the box rattled when he shook it, so no stone
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rattled	rattle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rattle** | past | the box | no stone |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shake** | past | he | box |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos the box made no sound when it was shaken, the cloth was spotless and fine, and the king would never hide a stone like that

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t4:o2:1
# text = Cos the box made no sound when it was shaken, the cloth was spotless and fine, and the king would never hide a stone like that
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	shaken	shake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	spotless	spotless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
22	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	like	like	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  | no sound |  |  |  | cos the box | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |
| 2 | **shake** | past · passive |  | sound |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | the cloth |  |  |  |  | spotless *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | the cloth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **hide** | would | the king | a stone |  |  |  | like that | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos the king wouldn't wrap a dirty stone in a clean cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t4:o3:1
# text = Cos the king wouldn't wrap a dirty stone in a clean cloth
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	wrap	wrap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wrap** | would | the king | a dirty stone |  | a clean cloth |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stone=Theme in cloth=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos a stone would have made the box too heavy for the king to carry out through the little door at the back

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1300-pg3454-part25:t4:o4:1
# text = Cos a stone would have made the box too heavy for the king to carry out through the little door at the back
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	through	through	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | would · perfect · passive |  | a stone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary box=Product |
| 2 | **carry out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the little door |  | at the back | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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