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title: What was the last thing that happened to it, yeah? — Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the last thing that happened to it, yeah? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1629 «Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed for Christmas, hears a story, and is then shut away in a dark loft» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Test 12 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed fo…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What was the last thing that happened to it, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** last thing · **What happens:** be, happen · **To what, where:** thing

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1629 «Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed for Christmas, hears a story, and is then shut away in a dark loft» 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/1629-pg5615-part18/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:t12:1
# text = What was the last thing that happened to it, yeah?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the last thing |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | past | the last thing |  | thing |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Some great boxes got dumped right in the corner, all piled up, and it got squashed, bruv."

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:t12:o1:1
# text = "Some great boxes got dumped right in the corner, all piled up, and it got squashed, bruv."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	dumped	dump	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	right	right	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	piled	pile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	squashed	squash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dump** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | some great boxes |  | the corner |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme in corner=Trajectory |
| 2 | **pile up** *in a quote* | participle · passive | the corner *not said here* | all |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: subject=Destination |
| 3 | **squash** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | corner |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Some big sacks got dumped there, bruv."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:t12:o2:1
# text = "Some big sacks got dumped there, bruv."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sacks	sack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	dumped	dump	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dump** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | some big sacks |  | there |  | bruv *obl* | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Nah, the nurse came back and chucked a bunch of old toys and broken pots all over it, mate."

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:t12:o3:1
# text = "Nah, the nurse came back and chucked a bunch of old toys and broken pots all over it, mate."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
18	all	all	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	over	over	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** *in a quote* | past | the nurse |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **chuck** *in a quote* | past | the nurse *not said here* | a bunch of old toys and broken pots |  | nurse |  | mate *vocative* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent bunch=Theme over it=Destination |
| 3 | **break** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Some great boxes got dumped in the corner, bruv."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:t12:o4:1
# text = "Some great boxes got dumped in the corner, bruv."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	dumped	dump	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dump** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | some great boxes |  | the corner and bruv |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme in corner=Trajectory |

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