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title: why'd the cat say they had to leave so fast — Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: why'd the cat say they had to leave so fast Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1393 «Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 6: a sly Fox and Cat talk Pinocchio into a plan for gold, then vanish at the inn» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 9 · ★ · Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 6: a sly Fox and Cat…

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why'd the cat say they had to leave so fast

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cat, they · **What happens:** say, have, leave · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1393 «Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 6: a sly Fox and Cat talk Pinocchio into a plan for gold, then vanish at the inn» 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/1393-pg500-part6/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:t9:1
# text = why'd the cat say they had to leave so fast
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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a made-up letter claiming his boy had a bad fever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:t9:o1:1
# text = a made-up letter claiming his boy had a bad fever
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	claiming	claim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | gerund | a made letter *not said here* | letter's boy |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent boy=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | past | a made letter | a bad fever |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fever=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
some made-up telegram about his kid having chilblains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:t9:o2:1
# text = some made-up telegram about his kid having chilblains
1	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	telegram	telegram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
10	chilblains	chilblain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | some made telegram about his kid *not said here* | chilblains |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chilblain=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a fake telegram about his son having a cold, a fever and chilblains, so they must rush back

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:t9:o3:1
# text = a fake telegram about his son having a cold, a fever and chilblains, so they must rush back
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	telegram	telegram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	chilblains	chilblain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	rush	rush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
20	back	back	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | his son *not said here* | a cold |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient |
| 2 | **rush back** | must | a fake telegram about his son and a fever and chilblains |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a fake message saying his son was ill again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:t9:o4:1
# text = a fake message saying his son was ill again
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a fake message *not said here* | his son |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent son=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | a fake message |  |  |  | again | ill *property* | tree rules |

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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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