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title: bruh, how did the ship even see him? — Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: bruh, how did the ship even see him? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 185 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 25: Sindbad escapes the snake, is rescued, gets his goods back, and meets cruel islanders» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 3 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 25: Sindbad escap…

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bruh, how did the ship even see him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** see · **To what, where:** him

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 185 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 25: Sindbad escapes the snake, is rescued, gets his goods back, and meets cruel islanders» 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/185-pg128-part25/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:t3:1
# text = bruh, how did the ship even see him?
1	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · do-support |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=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 -->
he climbed the highest tree and screamed at the sky for hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:t3:o1:1
# text = he climbed the highest tree and screamed at the sky for hours
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	screamed	scream	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | he | the highest tree |  |  | hour |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location tree=Theme |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | participle | he *not said here* |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at sky=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he shouted and waved his turban

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:t3:o2:1
# text = he shouted and waved his turban
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wave** | past | he *not said here* | his turban |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turban=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he yelled and waved his hat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:t3:o3:1
# text = he yelled and waved his hat
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	yelled	yell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wave** | past | he *not said here* | his hat |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he built a huge bonfire on the beach and waited for dawn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:t3:o4:1
# text = he built a huge bonfire on the beach and waited for dawn
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bonfire	bonfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | he | a huge bonfire |  | the beach |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bonfire=Theme on beach=Source |
| 2 | **wait** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  | dawn |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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