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title: ngl the stork was lowkey the funniest part, right? — Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: ngl the stork was lowkey the funniest part, right? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1874 «Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part 11: a magic watch makes Jenik rich, then his wife steals it and leaves him alone» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 2 · ★ · Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part 11: a magic watch m…

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ngl the stork was lowkey the funniest part, right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, stork · **What happens:** ngl, be · **To what, where:** funniest part

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1874 «Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Watch, part 11: a magic watch makes Jenik rich, then his wife steals it and leaves him alone» 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/1874-pg7277-part11/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:t2:1
# text = ngl the stork was lowkey the funniest part, right?
1	ngl	ngl	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	lowkey	lowkey	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	funniest	funny	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ngl** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the stork | the funniest part |  |  |  | lowkey *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, the funniest bit was when the princess screeched at the vizier's son in the garden

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:t2:o1:1
# text = nah, the funniest bit was when the princess screeched at the vizier's son in the garden
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	funniest	funny	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	screeched	screech	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	vizier	vizier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	garden	garden	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** | past | the funniest bit | the princess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **screech** | participle |  | the princess *not said here* |  | the garden |  | at the vizier's son | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at son=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the caliph copied him strutting around the court while everyone laughed behind their hands

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:t2:o2:1
# text = yeah, the caliph copied him strutting around the court while everyone laughed behind their hands
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	caliph	caliph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	copied	copy	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	strutting	strut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	nsubj	_	_
13	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
14	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | past | the caliph | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **strut** | gerund | the caliph *not said here* |  |  | the court |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around court=Trajectory |
| 3 | **laugh** | past | everyone |  |  | their hands |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the vizier did a funny dance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:t2:o3:1
# text = yeah, the vizier did a funny dance
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vizier	vizier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the vizier | a funny dance |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the caliph copied him strutting around

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1874-pg7277-part11:t2:o4:1
# text = yeah, the caliph copied him strutting around
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	caliph	caliph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	copied	copy	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	strutting	strut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	around	around	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | past | the caliph | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **strut around** | gerund | the caliph *not said here* |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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