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title: Okay, so the donkey started crying, right? — Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Okay, so the donkey started crying, right? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1406 «Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19: Pinocchio is tempted, refuses, then climbs onto a donkey and hears a warning whisper» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 8 · ★ · Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19: Pinocchio is tempted…

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Okay, so the donkey started crying, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** donkey · **What happens:** start, cry

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1406 «Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19: Pinocchio is tempted, refuses, then climbs onto a donkey and hears a warning whisper» 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/1406-pg500-part19/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:t8:1
# text = Okay, so the donkey started crying, right?
1	Okay	okay	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | the donkey |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | the donkey *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, it was crying just like a boy, I'm not kidding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:t8:o1:1
# text = Yep, it was crying just like a boy, I'm not kidding
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	kidding	kid	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | it | a boy |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **kid** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yep, it was crying just like a boy, and it kept on crying until the driver got angry

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:t8:o2:1
# text = Yep, it was crying just like a boy, and it kept on crying until the driver got angry
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
20	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | it | a boy |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **get** | past | the driver |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, it was sobbing like a child, real talk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:t8:o3:1
# text = Yep, it was sobbing like a child, real talk
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	sobbing	sob	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sob** | past · progressive | it |  |  |  |  | like a child | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, it was crying like a little kid, I swear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:t8:o4:1
# text = Yep, it was crying like a little kid, I swear
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	swear	swear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | it |  |  |  |  | like a little kid | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **swear** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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