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title: why'd he rush to the graveyard, fr? — Japanese Fairy Tales, Uraschimataro an… · tree and pragmatics
description: why'd he rush to the graveyard, fr? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 1616 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Uraschimataro and the Turtle, part 5: three hundred years have passed» 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 righ
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# Test 7 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, Uraschimataro and the Turtle, part 5…

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why'd he rush to the graveyard, fr?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** rush

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1616 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Uraschimataro and the Turtle, part 5: three hundred years have passed» 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/1616-pg5615-part5/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1616-pg5615-part5:t7:1
# text = why'd he rush to the graveyard, fr?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rush	rush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	graveyard	graveyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush** | would | he |  |  |  |  | to the graveyard and fr *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to graveyard=Result |

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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}

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To get answers about his fam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1616-pg5615-part5:t7:o1:1
# text = To get answers about his fam
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | answers |  |  |  | about his fam | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To look for his old friend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1616-pg5615-part5:t7:o2:1
# text = To look for his old friend
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for his old friend | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for friend=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because he wanted to bring flowers to the stones before the rain came in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1616-pg5615-part5:t7:o3:1
# text = Because he wanted to bring flowers to the stones before the rain came in
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	in	in	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | flowers |  | the stones | before the rain |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flower=Theme to stone=Destination |
| 3 | **come in** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To check on a neighbor's house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1616-pg5615-part5:t7:o4:1
# text = To check on a neighbor's house
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a neighbor's house |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on house=Location |

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