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title: wait why wasn't the uncle around at first, was he just chilling? — Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait why wasn't the uncle around at first, was he just chilling? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 172 «Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, part 12: the prince loses his eye, his father's throne is taken, and the lovers' tomb is found» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Test 5 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, part 12: the prince l…

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wait why wasn't the uncle around at first, was he just chilling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, he · **What happens:** wait around, not be, chill · **To what, where:** uncle

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 172 «Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, part 12: the prince loses his eye, his father's throne is taken, and the lovers' tomb is found» 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/172-pg128-part12/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t5:1
# text = wait why wasn't the uncle around at first, was he just chilling?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	chilling	chill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait around** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at first=Location |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | past |  | the uncle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **chill** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he had been summoned to a council in the capital city

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t5:o1:1
# text = he had been summoned to a council in the capital city
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	summoned	summon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past · perfect · passive |  | he |  | the capital city |  | to a council | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was busy in the market

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t5:o2:1
# text = he was busy in the market
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  | the market |  | busy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was off on a hunting trip

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t5:o3:1
# text = he was off on a hunting trip
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be off** | past | he |  |  | a hunting trip |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on trip=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he had gone to hunt a rare beast in the far eastern forests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t5:o4:1
# text = he had gone to hunt a rare beast in the far eastern forests
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a rare beast |  | the far eastern forests |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beast=Theme in forest=Location |

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