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title: Wait, the Walnut-tree was getting battered, right? — Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, the Walnut-tree was getting battered, right? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 140 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar and other fables, part 10: animals and a Man quarrel, learn small lessons and get their comeuppance» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Test 2 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar and other fables, pa…

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Wait, the Walnut-tree was getting battered, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait, batter · **To what, where:** Walnut tree

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 140 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar and other fables, part 10: animals and a Man quarrel, learn small lessons and get their comeuppance» 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/140-pg11339-part10/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t2:1
# text = Wait, the Walnut-tree was getting battered, right?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Walnut	Walnut	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	getting	get	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	battered	batter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **batter** | past · passive |  | the Walnut tree |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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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Folk built a fire under it and chucked sticks and stones at its branches until the bark was burnt

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t2:o1:1
# text = Folk built a fire under it and chucked sticks and stones at its branches until the bark was burnt
1	Folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
15	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Folk | a fire |  | fire |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fire=Product |
| 2 | **chuck** | past | Folk *not said here* | sticks and stones |  | fire's branches |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stick=Theme at branch=Destination |
| 3 | **burnt** | past · passive |  | the bark |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Folk came every autumn with long poles and chucked sticks and stones at its branches to get the nuts down

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t2:o2:1
# text = Folk came every autumn with long poles and chucked sticks and stones at its branches to get the nuts down
1	Folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	poles	pole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	down	down	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Folk |  |  |  |  | with long poles | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **chuck** | past | Folk *not said here* | sticks and stones |  | Folk's branches |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stick=Theme at branch=Destination |
| 3 | **get down** | to-infinitive | Folk *not said here* | the nuts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Folk threw rocks at its roots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t2:o3:1
# text = Folk threw rocks at its roots
1	Folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | Folk | rocks |  | Folk's roots |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent rock=Theme at root=Destination |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Folk chucked sticks and stones at its branches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t2:o4:1
# text = Folk chucked sticks and stones at its branches
1	Folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuck** | past | Folk | sticks and stones |  | Folk's branches |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stick=Theme at branch=Destination |

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