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title: Did the giant's tools get nicked by a bird? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the giant's tools get nicked by a bird? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 2019 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become steps, a finger is lost, and the giant drowns» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Test 4 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become ste…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Did the giant's tools get nicked by a bird?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bird · **What happens:** nick · **To what, where:** tools

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 2019 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Auburn Mary, part 38: bones become steps, a finger is lost, and the giant drowns» 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/2019-pg7885-part38/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t4:1
# text = Did the giant's tools get nicked by a bird?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	nicked	nick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** | past · passive · do-support | a bird | the giant's tools |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, a hoodie said they'd steal 'em

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t4:o1:1
# text = Yeah, a hoodie said they'd steal 'em
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hoodie	hoodie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a hoodie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **steal** | would | they | 'em *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the hoodie nicked the knife and the axe and the giant said nothing at all

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t4:o2:1
# text = Yeah, the hoodie nicked the knife and the axe and the giant said nothing at all
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hoodie	hoodie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** | past | the hoodie | the knife |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument knife=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the axe and the giant | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, a hoodie in a tree said they'd steal 'em, and the giant then went home to fetch the rest of his kit

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t4:o3:1
# text = Yeah, a hoodie in a tree said they'd steal 'em, and the giant then went home to fetch the rest of his kit
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hoodie	hoodie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
12	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	nsubj	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
19	home	home	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a hoodie in a tree |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **steal** | would | they | 'em *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | past | the giant |  |  |  | then | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | the giant *not said here* | the rest of his kit |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, a crow nicked the big axe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2019-pg7885-part38:t4:o4:1
# text = Yeah, a crow nicked the big axe
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	crow	crow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** | past | a crow | the big axe |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axe=Patient |

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