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title: Did the priest get gobsmacked? — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Goblin of Ad… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the priest get gobsmacked? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1363 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Goblin of Adachigahara, part 1: a lost priest finds a lonely hut and a forbidden room» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 10 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Goblin of Adachigahara, part 1:…

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Did the priest get gobsmacked?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, gobsmack · **To what, where:** priest

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1363 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Goblin of Adachigahara, part 1: a lost priest finds a lonely hut and a forbidden room» 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/1363-pg4018-part23/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1363-pg4018-part23:t10:1
# text = Did the priest get gobsmacked?
1	Did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	gobsmacked	gobsmack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **gobsmack** | infinitive · passive |  | the priest |  |  |  |  | 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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Yeah, it froze the blood in his veins, so he sat down and had a long think about it

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1363-pg4018-part23:t10:o1:1
# text = Yeah, it froze the blood in his veins, so he sat down and had a long think about it
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	veins	vein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	down	down	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	think	think	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	about	about	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | past | it | the blood |  | his veins |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient blood=Result |
| 2 | **sit down** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | past |  | a long think |  |  |  | about think | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent think=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he nearly fainted on the spot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1363-pg4018-part23:t10:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he nearly fainted on the spot
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fainted	faint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **faint** | past | he |  |  | the spot |  | nearly *property* | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it froze the blood in his veins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1363-pg4018-part23:t10:o3:1
# text = Yeah, it froze the blood in his veins
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	veins	vein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | past | it | the blood |  | his veins |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient blood=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, it froze the blood in his veins, and he bolted straight out the door without his bag

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1363-pg4018-part23:t10:o4:1
# text = Yeah, it froze the blood in his veins, and he bolted straight out the door without his bag
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	veins	vein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	bolted	bolt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | past | it | the blood |  | his veins |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient blood=Result |
| 2 | **bolt** | past | he | the door |  |  |  | without his bag; out *property* | vn gobble-39.3-1 «NP V NP up»: agent=Agent door=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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