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title: Dude, did those guys really think they were kings? — A Wonder-Book, Circe's Palace, part 24… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dude, did those guys really think they were kings? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 2065 «A Wonder-Book, Circe's Palace, part 24: the sailors feast on golden thrones, then turn into hogs» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 1 · ★ · A Wonder-Book, Circe's Palace, part 24: the sailors feast…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dude, did those guys really think they were kings?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dude, guys · **What happens:** do, think, be · **To what, where:** kings · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 2065 «A Wonder-Book, Circe's Palace, part 24: the sailors feast on golden thrones, then turn into hogs» 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/2065-pg976-part24/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2065-pg976-part24:t1:1
# text = Dude, did those guys really think they were kings?
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	guys	guy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | Dude |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | that guys |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | guys *= guy* | kings |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
Nah, they had gold seats and acted pretty nice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2065-pg976-part24:t1:o1:1
# text = Nah, they had gold seats and acted pretty nice
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | they | gold seats |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Patient |
| 2 | **act** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, those dudes had fancy seats, ate everything, and then got turned into actual pigs in the back yard

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2065-pg976-part24:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, those dudes had fancy seats, ate everything, and then got turned into actual pigs in the back yard
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	dudes	dude	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	actual	actual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | that dudes | fancy seats |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | past | that dudes *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient |
| 3 | **turn** | past · passive | that dudes *not said here* |  |  |  | then | into actual pigs; in the back yard | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: into pig=Source in yard=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they had fancy seats but acted like pigs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2065-pg976-part24:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, they had fancy seats but acted like pigs
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	acted	act	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they sat on golden thrones and then turned into hogs right there in the saloon

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2065-pg976-part24:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, they sat on golden thrones and then turned into hogs right there in the saloon
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thrones	throne	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	hogs	hog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	right	right	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	saloon	saloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | they |  |  | golden thrones |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on throne=Location |
| 2 | **turn** | past | they *not said here* |  |  | hogs; there | then | in the saloon | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme into hog=Source in saloon=Trajectory |

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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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