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title: yaar why'd he call the city a cemetery, lowkey so sus — Indian Fairy Tales, The Demon with the… · tree and pragmatics
description: yaar why'd he call the city a cemetery, lowkey so sus Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1850 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Demon with the Matted Hair, part 1: the prince meets the Demon in the forest» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 2 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, The Demon with the Matted Hair, part 1…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yaar why'd he call the city a cemetery, lowkey so sus

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** yaar · **What happens:** call · **To what, where:** city · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1850 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Demon with the Matted Hair, part 1: the prince meets the Demon in the forest» 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/1850-pg7128-part34/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1850-pg7128-part34:t2:1
# text = yaar why'd he call the city a cemetery, lowkey so sus
1	yaar	yaar	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	nsubj	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cemetery	cemetery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | would | yaar | the city |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent city=Recipient |

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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 -->
the city folks ignored him, graveyard folks fed him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1850-pg7128-part34:t2:o1:1
# text = the city folks ignored him, graveyard folks fed him
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	graveyard	graveyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | the city folks | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | past | graveyard folks |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bc the city was full of greedy people while the cemetery crowd gave him tea, chapatis and a warm place to sleep

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1850-pg7128-part34:t2:o2:1
# text = bc the city was full of greedy people while the cemetery crowd gave him tea, chapatis and a warm place to sleep
1	bc	BC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cemetery	cemetery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	chapatis	chapati	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | bc |  |  |  |  | of greedy people; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | the cemetery crowd | tea and chapatis and a warm place | bc |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient tea=Theme |
| 3 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | the cemetery crowd *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nobody in the city fed him but the cemetery folks did

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1850-pg7128-part34:t2:o3:1
# text = nobody in the city fed him but the cemetery folks did
1	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cemetery	cemetery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | nobody |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **do** | past | the cemetery folks |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause the city people kicked him out and the cemetery folks were the only ones who shared food with him

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1850-pg7128-part34:t2:o4:1
# text = cause the city people kicked him out and the cemetery folks were the only ones who shared food with him
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	reparandum	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	cemetery	cemetery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **kick out** | past | the city people | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the cemetery folks | the only ones |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **share** | past | the only ones | food |  |  |  | with him *= he* | tree rules |

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