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title: is the whole Pygmy thing like a fairy tale, or nah — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9:… · tree and pragmatics
description: is the whole Pygmy thing like a fairy tale, or nah Test 9 · ★ 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 of the
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# Test 9 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
is the whole Pygmy thing like a fairy tale, or nah

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** whole Pygmy thing

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t9:1
# text = is the whole Pygmy thing like a fairy tale, or nah
1	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	Pygmy	pygmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the whole Pygmy thing |  |  |  | like a fairy tale | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a tale, but the author says it's about tiny folks in Africa, and the author swears he met some, kinda, lol

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t9:o1:1
# text = it's a tale, but the author says it's about tiny folks in Africa, and the author swears he met some, kinda, lol
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	ccomp	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	swears	swear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	ccomp	_	_
24	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
28	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a tale |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the author | a tale *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent tale=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | author |  |  | Africa |  | about tiny folks | tree rules |
| 4 | **swear** | present | the author |  |  |  |  | kinda *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **meet** | past | Africa | some |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a story, but the author says it's about real folks, kinda

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t9:o2:1
# text = it's a story, but the author says it's about real folks, kinda
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
16	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a story |  |  |  | kinda *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the author |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | author |  |  |  |  | about real folks | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a myth, and the author says it's about a sea voyage, kinda

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t9:o3:1
# text = it's a myth, and the author says it's about a sea voyage, kinda
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
17	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a myth |  |  |  | kinda *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the author |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | author | a sea voyage |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a tale, but the author says it's about tiny folks in Africa, kinda

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:t9:o4:1
# text = it's a tale, but the author says it's about tiny folks in Africa, kinda
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	ccomp	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a tale |  |  |  | kinda *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the author | a tale *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent tale=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | author |  |  | Africa |  | about tiny folks | tree rules |

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