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title: Mate, what's the deal with "out-at-elbows" anyway? — English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, what's the deal with "out-at-elbows" anyway? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 1948 «English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, part: a soldier tricks a foolish farmer's wife out of ten gold pounds, then the farmer out of his horse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 7 · ★ · English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, part: a soldier trick…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mate, what's the deal with "out-at-elbows" anyway?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mate · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** deal

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1948 «English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, part: a soldier tricks a foolish farmer's wife out of ten gold pounds, then the farmer out of his horse» 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/1948-pg7439-part7/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:t7:1
# text = Mate, what's the deal with "out-at-elbows" anyway?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	out	out	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	elbows	elbow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mate and the deal | the deal |  |  |  | with elbows | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it means skint, like broke with clothes worn through

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:t7:o1:1
# text = it means skint, like broke with clothes worn through
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	broke	broke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	nmod	_	_
9	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | it |  |  |  |  | like broke with clothes; skint *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wear through** | participle |  | clothes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it means dressed up fancy, with ragged sleeves and holes in your coat, totally posh

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:t7:o2:1
# text = it means dressed up fancy, with ragged sleeves and holes in your coat, totally posh
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | it | dressed fancy |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fancy=Topic |
| 2 | **dress up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it means poor, like skint with ragged clothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:t7:o3:1
# text = it means poor, like skint with ragged clothes
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | it | poor |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it means skint, like broke, with your clothes worn right through at the elbows

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:t7:o4:1
# text = it means skint, like broke, with your clothes worn right through at the elbows
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obl	_	_
11	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	right	right	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	elbows	elbow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | it |  |  |  |  | skint *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **break** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with your clothes | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with clothes=Instrument |
| 3 | **wear** | participle |  | your clothes *not said here* |  | the elbows |  | right *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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