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title: Bruv, what did the cook do when she was gutted about no meat? — Old Tales, Whittington and His Cat, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruv, what did the cook do when she was gutted about no meat? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1968 «Old Tales, Whittington and His Cat, part 27: Dick's cat wins his place at court across the sea» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 2 · ★ · Old Tales, Whittington and His Cat, part 27: Dick's cat wi…

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Bruv, what did the cook do when she was gutted about no meat?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Bruv · **What happens:** do, gut · **To what, where:** cook, Bruv

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1968 «Old Tales, Whittington and His Cat, part 27: Dick's cat wins his place at court across the sea» 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/1968-pg7439-part27/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1968-pg7439-part27:t2:1
# text = Bruv, what did the cook do when she was gutted about no meat?
1	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	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	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | Bruv | the cook |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cook=Eventuality |
| 2 | **gut** | present · passive · do-support |  | Bruv |  |  |  | about no meat | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source |

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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}

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She hit Dick with a ladle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1968-pg7439-part27:t2:o1:1
# text = She hit Dick with a ladle
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ladle	ladle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | She | Dick |  |  |  | with a ladle | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent dick=Patient with ladle=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She locked Dick in the cellar and got a broom to clean the floor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1968-pg7439-part27:t2:o2:1
# text = She locked Dick in the cellar and got a broom to clean the floor
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	locked	lock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock** | past | She | Dick |  | the cellar |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dick=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | She *not said here* | a broom |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer broom=Stimulus |
| 3 | **clean** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the floor |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent floor=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She took the broom and whacked Dick all round the kitchen until he cried

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1968-pg7439-part27:t2:o3:1
# text = She took the broom and whacked Dick all round the kitchen until he cried
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	whacked	whack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	round	round	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | She | the broom |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent broom=Theme |
| 2 | **whack** | past | She *not said here* | Dick |  |  |  | round the kitchen | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dick=Patient |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Dick |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She basted Dick with a broom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1968-pg7439-part27:t2:o4:1
# text = She basted Dick with a broom
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	basted	baste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **baste** | past | She | Dick |  |  |  | with a broom | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent dick=Patient with broom=Co-Patient |

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