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title: no cap, why did the lions chill with him? — Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Milit… · tree and pragmatics
description: no cap, why did the lions chill with him? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1715 «Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 39: Iwanich frees a hare, breaks a forbidden door and becomes a witch's servant» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 3 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 39: Iwanich…

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no cap, why did the lions chill with him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cap, lions · **What happens:** do, chill

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1715 «Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 39: Iwanich frees a hare, breaks a forbidden door and becomes a witch's servant» 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/1715-pg640-part39/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:t3:1
# text = no cap, why did the lions chill with him?
1	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	chill	chill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | no cap |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **chill** | present | the lions |  |  |  |  | with him *= he* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with he=Instrument |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they were hooked to his beard like a leash

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:t3:o1:1
# text = they were hooked to his beard like a leash
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	hooked	hook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	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	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	leash	leash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hook** | past · passive |  | they |  | his beard |  | like a leash | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme to beard=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the lions were chained to his beard and he kept them calm by singing to them all day

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:t3:o2:1
# text = the lions were chained to his beard and he kept them calm by singing to them all day
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	chained	chain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chain** | past · passive |  | the lions |  |  |  | to his beard | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to beard=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | past | he | lions *= lion* |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | he *not said here* |  | lions *= lion* |  | day |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to they=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they were hooked onto his long beard like a leash so they couldn't run away from him

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:t3:o3:1
# text = they were hooked onto his long beard like a leash so they couldn't run away from him
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	hooked	hook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	leash	leash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
16	away	away	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hook** | past · passive |  | they |  | his long beard like a leash |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme onto beard=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **run away** | could | they |  |  |  |  | from him *= he*; away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from he=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they were just hanging out by his beard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:t3:o4:1
# text = they were just hanging out by his beard
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang out** | past · progressive | they |  |  |  |  | by his beard | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by beard=Location |

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