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title: ngl the rock sounds like it's cursed or something, what's up with it? — Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: ngl the rock sounds like it's cursed or something, what's up with it? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 2043 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to lift a heavy rock that his mother says hides the way to Athens» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Test 5 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to l…

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ngl the rock sounds like it's cursed or something, what's up with it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, rock · **What happens:** ngl, sound, curse, be · **To what, where:** rock

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 2043 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to lift a heavy rock that his mother says hides the way to Athens» 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/2043-pg976-part2/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t5:1
# text = ngl the rock sounds like it's cursed or something, what's up with it?
1	ngl	ngl	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	up	up	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ngl** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | present | the rock |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **curse** | present · passive |  | rock |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with rock; up *property* | tree rules |

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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}

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Just sunk deep and mossy, with ferns growing on it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t5:o1:1
# text = Just sunk deep and mossy, with ferns growing on it
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	sunk	sunk	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	mossy	mossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ferns	fern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
9	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund | ferns *not said here* |  |  | it |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on it=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Kinda, it's got a spell on it, mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t5:o2:1
# text = Kinda, it's got a spell on it, mate
1	Kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · passive | it | a spell and mate |  | it |  | kinda *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent spell=Theme on it=Source |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Yeah it's cursed for sure, a witch put a spell on it and nobody can move it at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t5:o3:1
# text = Yeah it's cursed for sure, a witch put a spell on it and nobody can move it at all
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	18	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | present · passive |  | it |  |  |  | for sure | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for sure=Attribute |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | a witch | a spell |  | spell |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent spell=Theme on it=Destination |
| 3 | **move** | can | nobody | spell |  | all |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nope, just a normal rock, it's fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t5:o4:1
# text = Nope, just a normal rock, it's fine
1	Nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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