--- title: that bloke in the cave was real shook, why? — Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: that bloke in the cave was real shook, why? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 186 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 26: Sindbad becomes rich on a strange island, then is buried alive with his dead wife and survives by killing newcomers.» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/186-pg128-part26/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/186-pg128-part26/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 26: Sindbad becom… that bloke in the cave was real shook, why? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bloke · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** real shook This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 186 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 26: Sindbad becomes rich on a strange island, then is buried alive with his dead wife and survives by killing newcomers.» 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/186-pg128-part26/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:186-pg128-part26:t9:1 # text = that bloke in the cave was real shook, why? 1 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 bloke bloke NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 cave cave NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 shook shook NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | that bloke in the cave | real shook | | | | | tree rules | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} he was scared to death ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:186-pg128-part26:t9:o1:1 # text = he was scared to death 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 scared scared ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | he | | | | | to death; scared *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} he was out of his mind with terror after seeing the corpses everywhere ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:186-pg128-part26:t9:o2:1 # text = he was out of his mind with terror after seeing the corpses everywhere 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 out out ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 terror terror NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 after after SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 seeing see VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 corpses corpse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 13 everywhere everywhere ADV RB PronType=Tot 10 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | he | | | his mind | | with terror | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | gerund | his mind *not said here* | the corpses | | | | everywhere *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer corpse=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} he had been shocked to see a woman dragged down into the pit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:186-pg128-part26:t9:o3:1 # text = he had been shocked to see a woman dragged down into the pit 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 shocked shock VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 dragged drag VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl _ _ 10 down down ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 into into ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 pit pit NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shock** | past · perfect · passive | | he | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | | a woman | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer woman=Stimulus | | 3 | **drag down** | participle | | a woman *not said here* | | the pit | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} he was lost in the dark ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:186-pg128-part26:t9:o4:1 # text = he was lost in the dark 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 dark dark NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | past · passive | | he | | the dark | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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