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title: yo, so the purveyor actually whacked a dude in his chimney thinking… — Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunch… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dea…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yo, so the purveyor actually whacked a dude in his chimney thinking he was a rat?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** purveyor · **What happens:** whack, think, be · **To what, where:** dude, chimney, rat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 192 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dead hunchback is passed from house to house, and three innocent men nearly hang» 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/192-pg128-part32/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t1:1
# text = yo, so the purveyor actually whacked a dude in his chimney thinking he was a rat?
1	yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	purveyor	purveyor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	whacked	whack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whack** | past | the purveyor | a dude |  | purveyor's chimney |  | actually *property* | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dude=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | the purveyor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | purveyor | a rat |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he knew exactly who it was and wanted to scare the merchant off for good

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t1:o1:1
# text = nah, he knew exactly who it was and wanted to scare the merchant off for good
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	scare	scare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | want *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **scare off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the merchant |  |  |  | for good | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus merchant=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, cause he thought it was some sneaky thief after his butter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t1:o2:1
# text = yeah, cause he thought it was some sneaky thief after his butter
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
9	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | some sneaky thief |  |  | after his butter |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he thought it was a dude stealing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t1:o3:1
# text = yeah, he thought it was a dude stealing
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	stealing	stealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a dude stealing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, cause he figured some guy was lurking for his stash

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t1:o4:1
# text = yeah, cause he figured some guy was lurking for his stash
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	figured	figure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	lurking	lurk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	stash	stash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **figure** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lurk** | past · progressive | some guy |  |  |  |  | for guy's stash | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stash** |  | guy |  |  |  |  |  | nom stash «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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