--- title: bro that's so random, why does the giant even need a stick — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 10… · tree and pragmatics description: bro that's so random, why does the giant even need a stick Test 6 · ★ of lesson 2051 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 10: a Pygmy spots a huge stranger coming and wakes the sleeping giant» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2051-pg976-part10/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 10…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2051-pg976-part10/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 10: a Pygmy spots a hu… bro that's so random, why does the giant even need a stick **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bro, giant · **What happens:** be, do, need · **To what, where:** stick This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 2051 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 10: a Pygmy spots a huge stranger coming and wakes the sleeping giant» 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/2051-pg976-part10/#t6). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2051-pg976-part10:t6:1 # text = bro that's so random, why does the giant even need a stick 1 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 random random ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 8 does do VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 giant giant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 nsubj _ _ 11 even even ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 stick stick NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | bro | | | | | random *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **do** | present | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **need** | present | the giant | a stick | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stick=Theme | 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} cos it's a magic wand ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2051-pg976-part10:t6:o1:1 # text = cos it's a magic wand 1 cos cos VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 magic magic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 wand wand NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cos** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** | present | it | a magic wand | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} cos his stick is lying on the ground right next to him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2051-pg976-part10:t6:o2:1 # text = cos his stick is lying on the ground right next to him 1 cos co VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 stick stick NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 right right ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 next next ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **co** | present | | | | | | next *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **lie** | present · progressive | his stick | | | the ground | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ground=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} cos his hair is tangled ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2051-pg976-part10:t6:o3:1 # text = cos his hair is tangled 1 cos co AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 hair hair NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 tangled tangle VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tangle** | present · passive | | his hair | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} cos he uses it to swat the cranes ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2051-pg976-part10:t6:o4:1 # text = cos he uses it to swat the cranes 1 cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 uses use VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 swat swat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 cranes crane NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present | cos | it | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 2 | **swat** | to-infinitive | cos *not said here* | the cranes | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crane=Patient | **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. 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