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title: Bro, what even was the Assassins' whole deal? — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, what even was the Assassins' whole deal? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 1396 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 9: Pinocchio drinks the medicine, tells three lies, and meets the Cat again» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 7 · ★ · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 9: Pinocchio…

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Bro, what even was the Assassins' whole deal?

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

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1396 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 9: Pinocchio drinks the medicine, tells three lies, and meets the Cat again» 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/1396-pg500-part9/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:t7:1
# text = Bro, what even was the Assassins' whole deal?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Assassins	assassin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Bro and the Assassins's whole deal | the Assassins's whole deal |  |  |  |  | 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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They were like hired robbers, they wanted his gold, no cap, and they were also his cousins from the village

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:t7:o1:1
# text = They were like hired robbers, they wanted his gold, no cap, and they were also his cousins from the village
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	hired	hire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	also	also	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hire** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | like hired robbers and his cousins | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | robbers *= robber* | his gold |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot gold=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | past | robbers *= robber* | his cousins |  | the village |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were just guards, bro

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:t7:o2:1
# text = They were just guards, bro
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | They | guards and bro |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were like hired robbers, they wanted his gold, no cap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:t7:o3:1
# text = They were like hired robbers, they wanted his gold, no cap
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	hired	hire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hire** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | like hired robbers and no cap | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | robbers *= robber* | his gold |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot gold=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were like hired doctors, they wanted to heal him, no cap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:t7:o4:1
# text = They were like hired doctors, they wanted to heal him, no cap
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	hired	hire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hire** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | like hired doctors and no cap | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | doctors *= doctor* | hired doctors and no cap *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **heal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | hired doctors and no cap *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=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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