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title: Yeah, so what's the deal with Timothy, is he a proper soldier? — Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yeah, so what's the deal with Timothy, is he a proper soldier? Test 8 · ★ 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 of 
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# Test 8 · ★ · Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, part 1: the Rabbit…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, so what's the deal with Timothy, is he a proper soldier?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** proper soldier, Timothy · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** deal, proper soldier

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t8:1
# text = Yeah, so what's the deal with Timothy, is he a proper soldier?
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	15	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Timothy	Timothy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a proper soldier | the deal |  |  |  | with Timothy | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Timothy | a proper soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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, he was made by some old man in a shed and pretends he's a brave soldier who fought in the war

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t8:o1:1
# text = Nah, he was made by some old man in a shed and pretends he's a brave soldier who fought in the war
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	pretends	pretend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	ccomp	_	_
20	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive | some old man in a shed | he |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |
| 2 | **pretend** | present | some old man in a shed *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | man | a brave soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fight** | past | a brave soldier |  |  | the war |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he was made by disabled soldiers and acts like he's important

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t8:o2:1
# text = Nah, he was made by disabled soldiers and acts like he's important
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	disabled	disabled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive | disabled soldiers and acts | he |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | important *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he was made by disabled soldiers and acts like he's very important and bossy to all the other toys in the nursery

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t8:o3:1
# text = Nah, he was made by disabled soldiers and acts like he's very important and bossy to all the other toys in the nursery
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	disabled	disabled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	bossy	bossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	22	det:predet	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	nursery	nursery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive | disabled soldiers and acts | he |  | the nursery |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |
| 2 | **is** | present | he | acts *not said here* |  |  |  | to all other toys; important *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was made by real soldiers and acts like a hero

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:158-pg11757-part1:t8:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he was made by real soldiers and acts like a hero
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive | real soldiers | he |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |
| 2 | **act** | present | real soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a hero | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like hero=Attribute |

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