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title: bro what's a lotus-stalk, sounds like a snack — Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: bro what's a lotus-stalk, sounds like a snack Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1826 «Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, part 10: the crab tricks the crane, then Laili jumps into a fish» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 10 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, part 10: the crab trick…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bro what's a lotus-stalk, sounds like a snack

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bro, lotus stalk · **What happens:** be, sound · **To what, where:** lotus stalk

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1826 «Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, part 10: the crab tricks the crane, then Laili jumps into a fish» 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/1826-pg7128-part10/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t10:1
# text = bro what's a lotus-stalk, sounds like a snack
1	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	lotus	lotus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | bro | a lotus stalk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | present | a lotus stalk *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a snack | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah it's a sweet snack, the crane ate loads of it at the pond

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t10:o1:1
# text = yeah it's a sweet snack, the crane ate loads of it at the pond
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crane	crane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a sweet snack |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | past | a sweet snack | loads of crane |  | the pond |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah it's a flower the crab sat on by the pond water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t10:o2:1
# text = nah it's a flower the crab sat on by the pond water
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a flower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit on** | past | a flower |  |  |  |  | by the pond water | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by water=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah it's a plant stem, the crab cut through the crane's neck like that

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t10:o3:1
# text = nah it's a plant stem, the crab cut through the crane's neck like that
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	crane	crane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a plant stem and the crab |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | the crab *not said here* |  |  |  | like the crab; through the crane's neck | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through neck=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah it's a plant stem, the crab cut through the crane's neck like that, cleanly and quickly

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t10:o4:1
# text = nah it's a plant stem, the crab cut through the crane's neck like that, cleanly and quickly
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	crane	crane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	cleanly	cleanly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a plant stem and the crab |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | the crab *not said here* |  |  |  | like the crab; through the crane's neck; cleanly *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through neck=Patient |

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