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title: wait, the Pygmies' houses were made of what, like stuff — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9:… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, the Pygmies' houses were made of what, like stuff Test 5 · ★ of lesson 2050 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home to grief, and the Giant Antaeus is introduced as friend of the Pygmies» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Test 5 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wait, the Pygmies' houses were made of what, like stuff

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait, make · **To what, where:** houses

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 2050 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home to grief, and the Giant Antaeus is introduced as friend of the Pygmies» 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/2050-pg976-part9/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t5:1
# text = wait, the Pygmies' houses were made of what, like stuff
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past · passive |  | the Pygmies's houses |  |  |  | like stuff | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
straw, feathers, egg shells and clay, all stuck together with tiny bits of mud and sticks, real talk

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t5:o1:1
# text = straw, feathers, egg shells and clay, all stuck together with tiny bits of mud and sticks, real talk
1	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	det	_	_
11	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick together** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with tiny bits of mud and sticks; together *property* | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with bit=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
straw and mud, with some bits of shell, idk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t5:o2:1
# text = straw and mud, with some bits of shell, idk
1	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	idk	idk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
straw, feathers, egg shells and clay, but the walls were built so high that the Giant could not see inside, real talk

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t5:o3:1
# text = straw, feathers, egg shells and clay, but the walls were built so high that the Giant could not see inside, real talk
1	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
17	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	nsubj	_	_
20	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
23	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past · passive |  | the walls |  |  |  | high *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **not** **see** | could | the Giant |  |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
straw, feathers, egg shells and clay, real talk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t5:o4:1
# text = straw, feathers, egg shells and clay, real talk
1	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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