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title: Bruh, why did the guards burn the hedgehog skin in the first place? — Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The G… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruh, why did the guards burn the hedgehog skin in the first place? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 1930 «Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedgehog hero's bride is cast off, his skin burns, and a golden fish brings a castle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Test 8 · ★ · Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedg…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bruh, why did the guards burn the hedgehog skin in the first place?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** guards · **What happens:** burn · **To what, where:** hedgehog skin, first place

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 1930 «Folk Tales, Jack My Hedgehog and The Golden Lads: the hedgehog hero's bride is cast off, his skin burns, and a golden fish brings a castle» 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/1930-pg7277-part67/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:t8:1
# text = Bruh, why did the guards burn the hedgehog skin in the first place?
1	Bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | past · do-support | the guards | the hedgehog skin |  | the first place |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To set Jack free from the enchantment, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:t8:o1:1
# text = To set Jack free from the enchantment, innit
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | to-infinitive |  | Jack |  | the enchantment and innit |  | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient jack=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To burn the skin and be rid of him, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:t8:o2:1
# text = To burn the skin and be rid of him, innit
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	burn	burn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	rid	rid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | to-infinitive |  | the skin |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of him *= he*; rid *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To set Jack free from the enchantment he was under, because the skin was what kept him a hedgehog, innit

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:t8:o3:1
# text = To set Jack free from the enchantment he was under, because the skin was what kept him a hedgehog, innit
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	conj	_	_
17	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | to-infinitive |  | Jack |  |  |  | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient jack=Result |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the skin |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | past |  | Jack |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Theme hedgehog=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Because the King ordered them to destroy the hedgehog so no one would ever find out about him, bruv

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1930-pg7277-part67:t8:o4:1
# text = Because the King ordered them to destroy the hedgehog so no one would ever find out about him, bruv
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	advmod	_	_
15	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | the King |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **destroy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the King *not said here* | the hedgehog |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedgehog=Patient |
| 3 | **find out** | would | no one |  |  |  | ever | about King | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about he=Topic |

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