--- title: Ngl, what did the spaniels do that was so mad? — Fairy Book, Mannikin, part 29: a mocke… · tree and pragmatics description: Ngl, what did the spaniels do that was so mad? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 1892 «Fairy Book, Mannikin, part 29: a mocked Ambassador, a war, and Brandatimor defeated» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was w --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1892-pg7277-part29/t6/) [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/) / [Fairy Book, Mannikin, part 29: a mocke…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1892-pg7277-part29/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Fairy Book, Mannikin, part 29: a mocked Ambassador, a war,… Ngl, what did the spaniels do that was so mad? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ngl, spaniels, that · **What happens:** do, be This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 1892 «Fairy Book, Mannikin, part 29: a mocked Ambassador, a war, and Brandatimor defeated» 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/1892-pg7277-part29/#t6). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1892-pg7277-part29:t6:1 # text = Ngl, what did the spaniels do that was so mad? 1 Ngl Ngl PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 4 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 spaniels spaniel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 8 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 nsubj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 mad mad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | Ngl | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **do** | present | the spaniels | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | past | that | | | | | mad *property* | 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 {#o1} They barked at horses and chased the soldiers ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1892-pg7277-part29:t6:o1:1 # text = They barked at horses and chased the soldiers 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 barked bark VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 chased chase VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 soldiers soldier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bark** | past | They | | | | | at horses | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at horse=Stimulus | | 2 | **chase** | past | They *not said here* | the soldiers | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} They bit the horses ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1892-pg7277-part29:t6:o2:1 # text = They bit the horses 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 bit bite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bite** | past | They | the horses | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} They jumped on the horses and went for the riders ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1892-pg7277-part29:t6:o3:1 # text = They jumped on the horses and went for the riders 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 jumped jump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 riders rider NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **jump** | past | They | | | | | on the horses | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on horse=Trajectory | | 2 | **go** | past | They *not said here* | | | | | for the riders | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for rider=Beneficiary | ### Option 4 {#o4} They leapt on the mounts and attacked the riders ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1892-pg7277-part29:t6:o4:1 # text = They leapt on the mounts and attacked the riders 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 leapt leapt VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 mounts mount NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 attacked attack VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 riders rider NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leapt** | present | They | | | the mounts | | | tree rules | | 2 | **attack** | past | They *not said here* | the riders | | | | | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rider=Patient | **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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