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title: Deadass, what even is a last of malt, like a bucket? — Norse Tales, Minnikin, part 72: Minnik… · tree and pragmatics
description: Deadass, what even is a last of malt, like a bucket? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 1575 «Norse Tales, Minnikin, part 72: Minnikin rescues the second Princess from the Troll, brews the deadly ale, then is struck by his brother» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Test 5 · ★ · Norse Tales, Minnikin, part 72: Minnikin rescues the secon…

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Deadass, what even is a last of malt, like a bucket?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Deadass · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** last

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 1575 «Norse Tales, Minnikin, part 72: Minnikin rescues the second Princess from the Troll, brews the deadly ale, then is struck by his brother» 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/1575-pg540-part72/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1575-pg540-part72:t5:1
# text = Deadass, what even is a last of malt, like a bucket?
1	Deadass	Deadass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	last	last	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	malt	malt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	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 a** | present | Deadass | a last |  |  |  | of malt | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, it's like a giant ancient barrel that holds hundreds of gallons of ale

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1575-pg540-part72:t5:o1:1
# text = yeah, it's like a giant ancient barrel that holds hundreds of gallons of ale
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	gallons	gallon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	ale	ale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | like a giant ancient barrel | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a giant ancient barrel | hundreds of gallons of ale |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, it's a massive old measure of grain, like a whole cart full of barley

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1575-pg540-part72:t5:o2:1
# text = nah, it's a massive old measure of grain, like a whole cart full of barley
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
16	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a massive old measure and a whole cart |  |  |  | of grain | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, it's a big old sack of grain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1575-pg540-part72:t5:o3:1
# text = nah, it's a big old sack of grain
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a big old sack |  |  |  | of grain | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, it's a massive old measure of grain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1575-pg540-part72:t5:o4:1
# text = nah, it's a massive old measure of grain
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a massive old measure |  |  |  | of grain | tree rules |

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