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description: wait, so the monkeys were like throwing nuts back at the guys? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 188 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 28: Sindbad outwits the Old Man, grows rich, then is stranded on a cliff island» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 2 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 28: Sindbad outwi…

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wait, so the monkeys were like throwing nuts back at the guys?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, monkeys · **What happens:** wait, throw back · **To what, where:** nuts, guys

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 188 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 28: Sindbad outwits the Old Man, grows rich, then is stranded on a cliff island» 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/188-pg128-part28/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t2:1
# text = wait, so the monkeys were like throwing nuts back at the guys?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	guys	guy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **throw back** | past · progressive | the monkeys | nuts |  | the guys |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent nut=Theme at guy=Destination |

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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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nah bro, the monkeys just sat there and ate the stones and watched

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t2:o1:1
# text = nah bro, the monkeys just sat there and ate the stones and watched
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
2	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | bro and the monkeys |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | past | bro and the monkeys *not said here* | the stones |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Patient |
| 3 | **watch** | past | bro and the monkeys *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
lowkey yes, they were salty about the stones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t2:o2:1
# text = lowkey yes, they were salty about the stones
1	lowkey	lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | lowkey |  |  |  |  | about the stones; salty *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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lowkey yes, the monkeys were super mad and threw nuts back at all the guys on the ship

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t2:o3:1
# text = lowkey yes, the monkeys were super mad and threw nuts back at all the guys on the ship
1	lowkey	lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	super	super	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	guys	guy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ship	ship	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** | past | lowkey |  |  |  |  | mad, super *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **throw back** | past | lowkey *not said here* | nuts |  | all guys |  | on the ship | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent nut=Theme at guy=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
kinda, they were mad about the rocks thrown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t2:o4:1
# text = kinda, they were mad about the rocks thrown
1	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | about the rocks; kinda, mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **throw** | participle |  | the rocks *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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