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title: Wait, how did Ciccu even nick the sword from that big Man-eater? — Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, how did Ciccu even nick the sword from that big Man-eater? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1674 «Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63: the princess drops her veil and ring, and Ciccu must fetch the veil» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 2 · ★ · Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63: the princess drops…

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Wait, how did Ciccu even nick the sword from that big Man-eater?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Ciccu · **What happens:** wait, nick · **To what, where:** sword, big Man eater

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1674 «Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63: the princess drops her veil and ring, and Ciccu must fetch the veil» 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/1674-pg5615-part63/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:t2:1
# text = Wait, how did Ciccu even nick the sword from that big Man-eater?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	Ciccu	Ciccu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	nick	nick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	eater	eater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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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 | **nick** | past · do-support | Ciccu | the sword |  | big Man eater |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sword=Theme from eater=Source |

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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 bribed the guard with some gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:t2:o1:1
# text = He bribed the guard with some gold
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bribed	bribe	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	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bribe** | past | He | the guard |  |  |  | with some gold | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Loads of mosquitos buzzed about so the Man-eater never heard a thing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:t2:o2:1
# text = Loads of mosquitos buzzed about so the Man-eater never heard a thing
1	Loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	mosquitos	mosquito	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	buzzed	buzz	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	eater	eater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buzz about** | participle |  | mosquitos *not said here* |  |  |  | about *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | past | the Man eater | a thing |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mosquitos kept him up all night so he never heard Ciccu

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:t2:o3:1
# text = Mosquitos kept him up all night so he never heard Ciccu
1	Mosquitos	Mosquitos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	Ciccu	Ciccu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep up** | past | Mosquitos | him *= he* |  |  | night |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | past | Mosquitos | Ciccu |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer ciccu=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mosquitos kept him up, so he never heard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:t2:o4:1
# text = Mosquitos kept him up, so he never heard
1	Mosquitos	Mosquitos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep up** | past | Mosquitos | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | past | Mosquitos |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

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