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title: the ass gets sold like three times, bruh — Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, a… · tree and pragmatics
description: the ass gets sold like three times, bruh Test 4 · ★ of lesson 150 «Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 20: the boy's sling sends the rooks flying from the wheat field» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Test 4 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 2…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the ass gets sold like three times, bruh

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** sell · **To what, where:** ass

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 150 «Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 20: the boy's sling sends the rooks flying from the wheat field» 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/150-pg11339-part20/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t4:1
# text = the ass gets sold like three times, bruh
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present · passive |  | the ass |  |  | time |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, gardener then potter then tanner then back to the gardener again, and he's proper moaning at the end of it all

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t4:o1:1
# text = yeah, gardener then potter then tanner then back to the gardener again, and he's proper moaning at the end of it all
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	potter	potter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	tanner	tanner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
19	moaning	moan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nmod	_	_
25	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | proper *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **moan** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  | at the end of end |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at end=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, gardener then potter then tanner, and he's proper moaning at the end

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t4:o2:1
# text = yeah, gardener then potter then tanner, and he's proper moaning at the end
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	potter	potter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	tanner	tanner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
13	moaning	moan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | proper *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **moan** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  | at the end |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at end=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, potter then gardener then tanner, and he's proper happy at the end lol

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t4:o3:1
# text = yeah, potter then gardener then tanner, and he's proper happy at the end lol
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	potter	potter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	tanner	tanner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | gardener |  |  |  | at the end | happy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, gardener then potter then tanner and then some other bloke in the town, and he's proper moaning at the end

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t4:o4:1
# text = yeah, gardener then potter then tanner and then some other bloke in the town, and he's proper moaning at the end
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	potter	potter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	tanner	tanner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
21	moaning	moan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | proper *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **moan** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  | at the end |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at end=Stimulus |

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