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title: so when the feathers hit the ground what happened, like for real? — Popular Tales from the Norse, Farmer W… · tree and pragmatics
description: so when the feathers hit the ground what happened, like for real? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1570 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Farmer Weatherbeard: the man searches for Jack, and the Eagle carries him to the farmer's house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 3 · ★ · Popular Tales from the Norse, Farmer Weatherbeard: the man…

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so when the feathers hit the ground what happened, like for real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** feathers · **What happens:** hit, happen · **To what, where:** ground

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1570 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Farmer Weatherbeard: the man searches for Jack, and the Eagle carries him to the farmer's house» 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/1570-pg540-part67/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1570-pg540-part67:t3:1
# text = so when the feathers hit the ground what happened, like for real?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
9	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | the feathers | the ground |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ground=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they turned into ravens that chased the crows home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1570-pg540-part67:t3:o1:1
# text = they turned into ravens that chased the crows home
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ravens	raven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | they |  |  | ravens |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into raven=Trajectory |
| 2 | **chase** | past | ravens | the crows |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they turned into ravens that chased the crows all the way home to their nests in the wood across the hill

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1570-pg540-part67:t3:o2:1
# text = they turned into ravens that chased the crows all the way home to their nests in the wood across the hill
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ravens	raven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
19	across	across	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | they |  |  | ravens |  | to crows's nests; in the wood; across the hill | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme into raven=Source to nest=Trajectory in wood=Destination |
| 2 | **chase** | past | ravens | the crows |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crow=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they turned into ravens and flew off somewhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1570-pg540-part67:t3:o3:1
# text = they turned into ravens and flew off somewhere
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ravens	raven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | they |  |  | ravens |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into raven=Trajectory |
| 2 | **fly off** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they turned into ravens that chased the crows home and then the farmer went mad about it

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1570-pg540-part67:t3:o4:1
# text = they turned into ravens that chased the crows home and then the farmer went mad about it
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ravens	raven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | they |  |  | ravens |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into raven=Trajectory |
| 2 | **chase** | past | ravens | the crows |  |  |  | home *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crow=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | past | the farmer |  |  |  | then | mad *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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