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title: wait so why did the dove give one baby up, that's proper gutting — Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the D… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait so why did the dove give one baby up, that's proper gutting Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1667 «Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther, part 56: the jackal tricks the dove, then the heron, and finds the panther's den» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Test 2 · ★ · Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther…

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wait so why did the dove give one baby up, that's proper gutting

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, dove, that · **What happens:** wait, give up, be, gut · **To what, where:** one baby

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1667 «Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther, part 56: the jackal tricks the dove, then the heron, and finds the panther's den» 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/1667-pg5615-part56/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t2:1
# text = wait so why did the dove give one baby up, that's proper gutting
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dove	dove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
15	gutting	gut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **give up** | past · do-support | the dove | one baby |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Source |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | proper *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **gut** | gerund | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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she knew the jackal was hungry and wanted to help him get a proper meal, so she offered one of hers

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t2:o1:1
# text = she knew the jackal was hungry and wanted to help him get a proper meal, so she offered one of hers
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	hers	her	PRON	PRP	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | the jackal |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | jackal |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 5 | **get** *not said to happen* | infinitive | jackal *not said here* | a proper meal |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer meal=Stimulus |
| 6 | **offer** | past | she | one of hers |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she just didn't like the jackal very much at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t2:o2:1
# text = she just didn't like the jackal very much at all
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | past · do-support | she | the jackal |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot jackal=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she was scared the jackal would eat her and the others too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t2:o3:1
# text = she was scared the jackal would eat her and the others too
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | would | the jackal | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she thought giving one baby up would make the jackal go away for good and leave the nest alone forever

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t2:o4:1
# text = she thought giving one baby up would make the jackal go away for good and leave the nest alone forever
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
20	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **give up** | gerund |  | one baby |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Source |
| 3 | **make** | would | giving | the jackal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go away** | infinitive | the jackal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for good; away *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for good=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **leave** | present | she *not said here* | the nest |  |  |  | alone, forever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Theme |

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