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# Test 8 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bro, the Pygmies got bonked by wheat, didn't they

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bro · **What happens:** bonk, not do · **To what, where:** Pygmies

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t8:1
# text = bro, the Pygmies got bonked by wheat, didn't they
1	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	bonked	bonk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bonk** | past · passive | bro *not said here* | the Pygmies |  |  |  | by wheat | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient by wheat=Location |
| 2 | **not** **do** | past | bro |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
yeah, a falling stalk could smash a Pygmy flat, and the Giant had to dig them out of the wheat afterward, that's rough

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t8:o1:1
# text = yeah, a falling stalk could smash a Pygmy flat, and the Giant had to dig them out of the wheat afterward, that's rough
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	amod	_	_
5	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	smash	smash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Pygmy	pygmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	flat	flat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	afterward	afterward	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
27	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **smash** | could | a falling stalk | a Pygmy flat |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flat=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | past | the Giant |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **dig** | to-infinitive | the Giant *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the wheat |  | afterward *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme out wheat=Location |
| 5 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | rough *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, one stalk of wheat was so heavy it could knock down a whole row of Pygmy houses, which is pretty rough

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t8:o2:1
# text = yeah, one stalk of wheat was so heavy it could knock down a whole row of Pygmy houses, which is pretty rough
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	Pygmy	Pygmy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | one stalk of wheat |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **knock down** | could | stalk | a whole row of Pygmy houses |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent row=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | a whole row of Pygmy houses |  |  |  |  | pretty, rough *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, a single stalk could hit a Pygmy hard, kinda rough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t8:o3:1
# text = yep, a single stalk could hit a Pygmy hard, kinda rough
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Pygmy	pygmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | could | a single stalk | a Pygmy hard |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hard=Co-Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, a falling stalk could smash a Pygmy, that's rough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t8:o4:1
# text = yeah, a falling stalk could smash a Pygmy, that's rough
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	amod	_	_
5	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	smash	smash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Pygmy	pygmy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **smash** | could | a falling stalk | a Pygmy |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pygmy=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | rough *property* | tree rules |

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