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title: Bro, what was up with that huge dog with eyes like balls? — Yellow Fairy Book, The Three Oranges,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, what was up with that huge dog with eyes like balls? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1563 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Three Oranges, part 60: Désiré oils the gate, pleases the helpers, and reaches a thirsty sandy plain» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 3 · ★ · Yellow Fairy Book, The Three Oranges, part 60: Désiré oils…

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Bro, what was up with that huge dog with eyes like balls?

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

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1563 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Three Oranges, part 60: Désiré oils the gate, pleases the helpers, and reaches a thirsty sandy plain» 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/1563-pg540-part60/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1563-pg540-part60:t3:1
# text = Bro, what was up with that huge dog with eyes like balls?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Bro and that huge dog |  |  |  |  | with that huge dog; with eyes like balls | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a billiard-ball-eyed guard dog, and he chilled after the oat cake

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1563-pg540-part60:t3:o1:1
# text = It was a billiard-ball-eyed guard dog, and he chilled after the oat cake
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	billiard	billiard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	eyed	eyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	chilled	chill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	oat	oat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a eyed guard dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **chill** | past | dog |  |  |  | after the oat cake |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It was a huge dog with eyes like balls who lived in the castle kitchen and then wandered off to sleep under the oak after the cake

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1563-pg540-part60:t3:o2:1
# text = It was a huge dog with eyes like balls who lived in the castle kitchen and then wandered off to sleep under the oak after the cake
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
19	off	off	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
22	under	under	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	after	after	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	cake	cake	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 a** | past | It | a huge dog |  |  |  | with eyes like balls | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | balls |  |  | the castle kitchen |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in kitchen=Location |
| 3 | **wander off** | past | balls *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | balls *not said here* |  |  | the oak | after the cake |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A massive hound with glass eyes, calmed once fed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1563-pg540-part60:t3:o3:1
# text = A massive hound with glass eyes, calmed once fed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	calmed	calm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	10	advmod	_	_
10	fed	feed	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 | **calm** | participle |  | a massive hound with glass eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **feed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a billiard-ball-eyed guard dog trained by the Prior, and he chilled after getting the oat cake from Désiré who had planned it all

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1563-pg540-part60:t3:o4:1
# text = It was a billiard-ball-eyed guard dog trained by the Prior, and he chilled after getting the oat cake from Désiré who had planned it all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	billiard	billiard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	eyed	eyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	chilled	chill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
19	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	28	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	oat	oat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Désiré	Désiré	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
26	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
28	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	ccomp	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	29	det	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a eyed guard dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | participle |  | a eyed guard dog *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Prior | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **chill** | past | dog |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **get** | gerund |  | the oat cake |  | Désiré |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cake=Theme from désiré=Source |
| 5 | **plan** | past · perfect · passive |  | cake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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