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title: Lol, the flints on those peaks would be sooo rough to walk on, would… — Yellow Fairy Book, The Pig King, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Lol, the flints on those peaks would be sooo rough to walk on, wouldn't they? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1529 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Pig King, part 26: the Princess struggles across deserts and mountains to the Sun's palace» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 5 · ★ · Yellow Fairy Book, The Pig King, part 26: the Princess str…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lol, the flints on those peaks would be sooo rough to walk on, wouldn't they?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** flints · **What happens:** be, walk on

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1529 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Pig King, part 26: the Princess struggles across deserts and mountains to the Sun's palace» 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/1529-pg540-part26/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1529-pg540-part26:t5:1
# text = Lol, the flints on those peaks would be sooo rough to walk on, wouldn't they?
1	Lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	flints	flint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
10	sooo	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | the flints on that peaks |  |  |  |  | rough *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk on** | to-infinitive | the flints on that peaks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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, flints cover all the top peaks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1529-pg540-part26:t5:o1:1
# text = Yeah, flints cover all the top peaks
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	flints	flint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cover	cover	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | flints | all top peaks |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme peak=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the peaks are covered in sharp flints

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1529-pg540-part26:t5:o2:1
# text = Yeah, the peaks are covered in sharp flints
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	flints	flint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive |  | the peaks |  |  |  | in sharp flints | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in flint=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the flints are so sharp they'd cut your feet right through your shoes

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1529-pg540-part26:t5:o3:1
# text = Yeah, the flints are so sharp they'd cut your feet right through your shoes
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	flints	flint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	right	right	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the flints |  |  |  |  | sharp *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | would | flints *= flint* | your feet |  | your shoes |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset foot=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the peaks have sharp stones on them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1529-pg540-part26:t5:o4:1
# text = Yeah, the peaks have sharp stones on them
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the peaks | sharp stones |  |  |  | on stones *= stone* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Patient |

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