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title: Lookye, the mallet thing, the whole cellar was crying, dead dramatic… — English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies… · tree and pragmatics
description: Lookye, the mallet thing, the whole cellar was crying, dead dramatic, yeah? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1944 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl guesses the imp's name, and the sillies begin their troubles» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 4 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl g…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lookye, the mallet thing, the whole cellar was crying, dead dramatic, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** whole cellar · **What happens:** cry

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1944 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Sillies, part 3: the girl guesses the imp's name, and the sillies begin their troubles» 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/1944-pg7439-part3/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t4:1
# text = Lookye, the mallet thing, the whole cellar was crying, dead dramatic, yeah?
1	Lookye	Lookye	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mallet	mallet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
13	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	dramatic	dramatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | the whole cellar |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Yeah, they were proper blubbing and wailing all night long, bare drama, and the cellar was flooded with tears

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t4:o1:1
# text = Yeah, they were proper blubbing and wailing all night long, bare drama, and the cellar was flooded with tears
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	blubbing	blubb	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wailing	wail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	drama	drama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	flooded	flood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blubb** | past · progressive | they |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wail** | gerund | they *not said here* | long bare drama |  |  | night |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent drama=Theme |
| 3 | **flood** | past · passive |  | the cellar |  |  |  | with tears | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with tear=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, they were just chilling, mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t4:o2:1
# text = Nah, they were just chilling, mate
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	chilling	chill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chill** | past · progressive | they |  |  |  |  | mate *vocative* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they were proper blubbing, bare drama, and the mallet was basically about to drop on the baby's head

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t4:o3:1
# text = Yeah, they were proper blubbing, bare drama, and the mallet was basically about to drop on the baby's head
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	blubbing	blubb	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	drama	drama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mallet	mallet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
15	basically	basically	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	about	about	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blubb** | past · progressive | they | bare drama |  |  |  | properly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the mallet |  |  | the baby's head |  | about, drop *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they were proper blubbing, bare drama

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1944-pg7439-part3:t4:o4:1
# text = Yeah, they were proper blubbing, bare drama
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	blubbing	blubb	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	drama	drama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blubb** | past · progressive | they | bare drama |  |  |  | properly *property* | tree rules |

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