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title: wait why did everyone at the farm laugh at him tho? — Red Fairy Book, The Twelve Dancing Pri… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait why did everyone at the farm laugh at him tho? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1504 «Red Fairy Book, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, part 1: Michael the Star Gazer finds two magic laurels» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 2 · ★ · Red Fairy Book, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, part 1: Mic…

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wait why did everyone at the farm laugh at him tho?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, everyone · **What happens:** wait, laugh · **To what, where:** tho

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1504 «Red Fairy Book, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, part 1: Michael the Star Gazer finds two magic laurels» 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/1504-pg540-part1/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1504-pg540-part1:t2:1
# text = wait why did everyone at the farm laugh at him tho?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
11	tho	tho	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	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 | **laugh** | past · do-support | everyone | tho |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «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 {#o1}

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they reckoned he was just a daydreaming lad lol

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1504-pg540-part1:t2:o1:1
# text = they reckoned he was just a daydreaming lad lol
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckoned	reckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	daydreaming	daydreaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
9	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | he | a daydreaming lad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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cause they thought his dreams were total nonsense

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1504-pg540-part1:t2:o2:1
# text = cause they thought his dreams were total nonsense
1	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	_	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *speech: other* | present | they |  |  |  |  | think *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | his dreams | total nonsense |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **dream** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause they all thought he was a fool who believed his dreams were actually messages from the saints above

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1504-pg540-part1:t2:o3:1
# text = cause they all thought he was a fool who believed his dreams were actually messages from the saints above
1	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
4	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	ccomp	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	saints	saint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
19	above	above	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | they | cause |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | he | a fool |  |  |  | above *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **believe** | past | a fool |  |  | the saints |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is a** | past | his dreams | messages |  |  |  | actually *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **dream** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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cause they thought his dreams were total nonsense and that a farm boy could never marry royalty anyway

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1504-pg540-part1:t2:o4:1
# text = cause they thought his dreams were total nonsense and that a farm boy could never marry royalty anyway
1	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	_	3	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
17	royalty	royalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *speech: other* | present | they |  |  |  |  | think *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | his dreams | total nonsense |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **marry** | could | a farm boy | royalty |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent royalty=Patient |
| 4 | **dream** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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