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title: What's the deal with the pigeons, then? — Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Q… · tree and pragmatics
description: What's the deal with the pigeons, then? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1838 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the lad wins the Jogi's cow and goes off to marry, but shoots pigeons on the way» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 10 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the…

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What's the deal with the pigeons, then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** deal · **What happens:** be

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1838 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the lad wins the Jogi's cow and goes off to marry, but shoots pigeons on the way» 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/1838-pg7128-part22/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:t10:1
# text = What's the deal with the pigeons, then?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pigeons	pigeon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the deal with the pigeons |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |

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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 sells them and the white Queen keeps laughing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:t10:o1:1
# text = He sells them and the white Queen keeps laughing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | He | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | the white Queen |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **laugh** | gerund | the white Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He keeps shooting them on the palace roofs and the white Queen keeps tricking him into going further

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:t10:o2:1
# text = He keeps shooting them on the palace roofs and the white Queen keeps tricking him into going further
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shooting	shoot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	roofs	roof	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	tricking	trick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
18	further	further	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | gerund | He *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the palace roofs |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent they=Theme on roof=Destination |
| 3 | **keep** | present | the white Queen |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **trick** | gerund | the white Queen *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 5 | **go** | gerund | the white Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | further *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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He keeps shooting them and the white Queen keeps tricking him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:t10:o3:1
# text = He keeps shooting them and the white Queen keeps tricking him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shooting	shoot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	tricking	trick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | gerund | He *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | present | the white Queen |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **trick** | gerund | the white Queen *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He keeps shooting them for dinner and the white Queen keeps telling him to stop, but he never does

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:t10:o4:1
# text = He keeps shooting them for dinner and the white Queen keeps telling him to stop, but he never does
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shooting	shoot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | gerund | He *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | for dinner | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | present | the white Queen |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the white Queen *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the white Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 6 | **not** **do** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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