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title: Momotaro just put himself between them, like a referee, lowkey cool — Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 4… · tree and pragmatics
description: Momotaro just put himself between them, like a referee, lowkey cool Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1380 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 40: Momotaro leaves home and gains a dog» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 9 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 40: Momotaro leaves h…

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Momotaro just put himself between them, like a referee, lowkey cool

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Momotaro · **What happens:** put · **To what, where:** Momotaro

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1380 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 40: Momotaro leaves home and gains a dog» 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/1380-pg4018-part40/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:t9:1
# text = Momotaro just put himself between them, like a referee, lowkey cool
1	Momotaro	Momotaro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | Momotaro | Momotaro |  |  |  | between them *= they*; like a referee and lowkey | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Theme between they=Destination |

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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, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey, then he gave the monkey a cake too

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:t9:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey, then he gave the monkey a cake too
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stopped	stop	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	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
20	too	too	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | he | the fight |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector fight=Eventuality |
| 2 | **talk** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the monkey | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to monkey=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **give** | past | monkey | a cake | the monkey |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent monkey=Recipient cake=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:t9:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stopped	stop	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	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | he | the fight |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector fight=Eventuality |
| 2 | **talk** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the monkey | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to monkey=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he got between them and told them off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:t9:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he got between them and told them off
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he |  |  |  |  | between them *= they* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past | he *not said here* |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey, and then both of them agreed to join the journey

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:t9:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey, and then both of them agreed to join the journey
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stopped	stop	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	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
15	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	nsubj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	_
18	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | he | the fight |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector fight=Eventuality |
| 2 | **talk** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the monkey | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to monkey=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | both |  |  |  | then |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **join** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | both *not said here* | the journey |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |

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