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title: how did he get the honey back — Ehstnische Marchen, The Finest Liar in… · tree and pragmatics
description: how did he get the honey back Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1753 «Ehstnische Marchen, The Finest Liar in the World, part 4: Elsa is shot down and wins a prince, then a boy's lying contest begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 9 · ★ · Ehstnische Marchen, The Finest Liar in the World, part 4:…

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how did he get the honey back

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** get back · **To what, where:** honey

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1753 «Ehstnische Marchen, The Finest Liar in the World, part 4: Elsa is shot down and wins a prince, then a boy's lying contest begins» 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/1753-pg641-part4/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1753-pg641-part4:t9:1
# text = how did he get the honey back
1	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | past · do-support | he | the honey |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer honey=Stimulus |

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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}

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he borrowed sacks from the miller and filled them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1753-pg641-part4:t9:o1:1
# text = he borrowed sacks from the miller and filled them
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sacks	sack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | past | he | sacks |  | the miller |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sack=Theme from miller=Source |
| 2 | **fill** | past | he *not said here* | sacks *= sack* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he took a hatchet and made bags from the skins of the roe-deer he killed in the wood last week

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1753-pg641-part4:t9:o2:1
# text = he took a hatchet and made bags from the skins of the roe-deer he killed in the wood last week
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hatchet	hatchet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	roe	roe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | he | a hatchet |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatchet=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | he *not said here* | bags |  | the skins of the roe deer |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset bag=Product from skin=Material |
| 3 | **kill** | past | he | the roe deer *not said here* |  | the wood  last week |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deer=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he dug a ditch and sold the honey at the mill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1753-pg641-part4:t9:o3:1
# text = he dug a ditch and sold the honey at the mill
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | past | he | a ditch |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ditch=Theme |
| 2 | **sell** | past | he *not said here* | the honey |  | the mill |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent honey=Theme at mill=Asset |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he took a hatchet and made bags from roe-deer skins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1753-pg641-part4:t9:o4:1
# text = he took a hatchet and made bags from roe-deer skins
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hatchet	hatchet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	roe	roe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | he | a hatchet |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatchet=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | he *not said here* | bags |  | deer skins |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset bag=Product from skin=Material |

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