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title: Proper, so do the snobby toys actually think they're real or what? — Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit… · tree and pragmatics
description: Proper, so do the snobby toys actually think they're real or what? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 158 «Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, part 1: the Rabbit is forgotten, scorned, then loved, and learns what Real means» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 2 · ★ · Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, part 1: the Rabbit…

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Proper, so do the snobby toys actually think they're real or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, snobby toys, toys · **What happens:** do, think, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 158 «Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, part 1: the Rabbit is forgotten, scorned, then loved, and learns what Real means» 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/158-pg11757-part1/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t2:1
# text = Proper, so do the snobby toys actually think they're real or what?
1	Proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	snobby	snobby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | the snobby toys |  |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | toys *= toy* |  |  |  |  | real *property* | 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 -->
Nah, they're just plastic and they don't think anything at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t2:o1:1
# text = Nah, they're just plastic and they don't think anything at all
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | they | plastic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | present · do-support | they | anything |  | all |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot anything=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they act real but they're really just tin and wood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t2:o2:1
# text = Yeah, they act real but they're really just tin and wood
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present | they |  |  |  |  | real *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | they | tin and wood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, they act like they're real but they know full well they're only made of tin and paint and clockwork springs

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t2:o3:1
# text = Nah, they act like they're real but they know full well they're only made of tin and paint and clockwork springs
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	clockwork	clockwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	springs	spring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **know** | present | they |  |  |  |  | full, well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **make** | present · passive |  | they |  |  |  | of tin and paint and clockwork springs | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they pretend to be real and look down on everyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t2:o4:1
# text = Yeah, they pretend to be real and look down on everyone
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pretend	pretend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look down** | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on everyone | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on everyone=Theme |

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