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title: bro, did the step-mom just dip after getting caught? — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did… · tree and pragmatics
description: bro, did the step-mom just dip after getting caught? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1354 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, part 1: Sentaro hears of the Elixir of Life and flies off on a paper crane» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, par…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bro, did the step-mom just dip after getting caught?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bro · **What happens:** do, catch · **To what, where:** step mom

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1354 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, part 1: Sentaro hears of the Elixir of Life and flies off on a paper crane» 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/1354-pg4018-part14/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:t1:1
# text = bro, did the step-mom just dip after getting caught?
1	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	dip	dip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	getting	get	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | bro | the step mom |  |  |  | dip *obl* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mom=Eventuality |
| 2 | **catch** | gerund · passive | bro *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she ran off in the middle of the night and joined a traveling circus that toured the whole country

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, she ran off in the middle of the night and joined a traveling circus that toured the whole country
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	traveling	travel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	circus	circus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	toured	tour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run off** | past | she |  |  | the middle of the night |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in middle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **join** | past | she *not said here* | a traveling circus |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circus=Patient |
| 3 | **travel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **tour** | past | a traveling circus | the whole country |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent country=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nope, she got a big promotion instead and moved into the royal palace with her new husband

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:t1:o2:1
# text = Nope, she got a big promotion instead and moved into the royal palace with her new husband
1	Nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | she | a big promotion |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promotion=Stimulus |
| 2 | **move** | past | she *not said here* |  |  | the royal palace with her new husband |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into palace=Trajectory |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she bounced and nobody heard from her again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she bounced and nobody heard from her again
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bounced	bounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bounce** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | past | nobody |  |  |  | again | from her *= she* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from she=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nope, she stayed in the house with the family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:t1:o4:1
# text = Nope, she stayed in the house with the family
1	Nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | she |  |  | the house |  | with the family | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |

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