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title: so why's Barbaik always on her case, like constantly? — Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud b… · tree and pragmatics
description: so why's Barbaik always on her case, like constantly? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1329 «Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magic gifts and chooses an honest life» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 9 · ★ · Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magi…

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so why's Barbaik always on her case, like constantly?

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

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1329 «Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magic gifts and chooses an honest life» 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/1329-pg3454-part54/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:t9:1
# text = so why's Barbaik always on her case, like constantly?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	Barbaik	Barbaik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	constantly	constantly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Barbaik |  |  | Barbaik's case |  | always, constantly *property* | 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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cause Barbaik lost money on the farm last year and blames Tephany for every single thing that has gone wrong since then

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:t9:o1:1
# text = cause Barbaik lost money on the farm last year and blames Tephany for every single thing that has gone wrong since then
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Barbaik	Barbaik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	blames	blame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	Tephany	Tephany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
15	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
18	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	acl:relcl	_	_
20	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	_
21	since	since	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | past | Barbaik | money |  | the farm | year |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |
| 3 | **blame** | present | Barbaik *not said here* | Tephany |  |  |  | for every single thing | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent tephany=Theme for thing=Attribute |
| 4 | **go** | present · perfect | every single thing |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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cause she's mad the farm's messy since Tephany left

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:t9:o2:1
# text = cause she's mad the farm's messy since Tephany left
1	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	messy	messy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	Tephany	Tephany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | past | Tephany |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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cause she's grumpy and the farm's a mess since she left the work

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:t9:o3:1
# text = cause she's grumpy and the farm's a mess since she left the work
1	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | grumpy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the farm | a mess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **leave** | past | she | the work |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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cause she's grumpy all the time, and the farm's been a total mess since Tephany stopped doing all the cooking and cleaning like she used to

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:t9:o4:1
# text = cause she's grumpy all the time, and the farm's been a total mess since Tephany stopped doing all the cooking and cleaning like she used to
1	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
17	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	Tephany	Tephany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
20	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	xcomp	_	_
21	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	23	det:predet	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
27	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | grumpy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the farm | a total mess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **stop** | past | Tephany |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **do** | gerund | Tephany *not said here* | all cooking and cleaning |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cooking=Eventuality |
| 6 | **use** | past | Tephany |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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