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title: did the Tin Woodman swing his axe? — Oz, The Discovery of Oz the Terrible,… · tree and pragmatics
description: did the Tin Woodman swing his axe? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1604 «Oz, The Discovery of Oz the Terrible, part 19: the Wizard is found to be a little old man» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 11 · ★ · Oz, The Discovery of Oz the Terrible, part 19: the Wizard…

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did the Tin Woodman swing his axe?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do, sw · **To what, where:** Tin Woodman, axe

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1604 «Oz, The Discovery of Oz the Terrible, part 19: the Wizard is found to be a little old man» 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/1604-pg55-part19/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1604-pg55-part19:t11:1
# text = did the Tin Woodman swing his axe?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Tin	Tin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Woodman	Woodman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	swing	sw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Tin Woodman |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woodman=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sw** | gerund |  | his axe |  |  |  |  | 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}

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he raised it and rushed at him, dude, but he was super nervous and kinda slow, lol, tbh

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1604-pg55-part19:t11:o1:1
# text = he raised it and rushed at him, dude, but he was super nervous and kinda slow, lol, tbh
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rushed	rush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	super	super	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
20	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	tbh	tbh	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | he | it |  |  |  | tbh *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **rush** | past | he *not said here* | dude |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Trajectory |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | nervous, super *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kinda *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he raised it and ran away, dude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1604-pg55-part19:t11:o2:1
# text = he raised it and ran away, dude
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | he | it |  |  |  | dude *obl* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **run away** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he raised it and rushed at him, dude, then the screen got knocked over by Toto

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1604-pg55-part19:t11:o3:1
# text = he raised it and rushed at him, dude, then the screen got knocked over by Toto
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rushed	rush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Toto	Toto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **rush** | past | he *not said here* | dude |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Trajectory |
| 3 | **knock over** | past · passive | Toto | the screen |  |  | then |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he raised it and rushed at him, dude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1604-pg55-part19:t11:o4:1
# text = he raised it and rushed at him, dude
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rushed	rush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | he | it |  |  |  | dude *obl* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **rush** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Trajectory |

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