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title: Yo, did Proserpina seriously bite a pomegranate? — Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did Proserpina seriously bite a pomegranate? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 2076 «Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece, part 35: Proserpina returns, then Jason reaches a raging river» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 1 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece,…

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Yo, did Proserpina seriously bite a pomegranate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Proserpina · **What happens:** bite · **To what, where:** pomegranate

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 2076 «Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece, part 35: Proserpina returns, then Jason reaches a raging river» 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/2076-pg976-part35/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:t1:1
# text = Yo, did Proserpina seriously bite a pomegranate?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	Proserpina	Proserpina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pomegranate	pomegranate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | past · do-support | Proserpina | a pomegranate |  |  |  | seriously *property* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pomegranate=Patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, a dry shriveled one, when she was starving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:t1:o1:1
# text = Yep, a dry shriveled one, when she was starving
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	shriveled	shrivel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	starving	starve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrivel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **starve** | past · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, a dry shriveled pomegranate, after she had been starving in the palace for days without food

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:t1:o2:1
# text = Yep, a dry shriveled pomegranate, after she had been starving in the palace for days without food
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	shriveled	shrivel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	pomegranate	pomegranate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux	_	_
12	starving	starve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrivel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **starve** | past · perfect · progressive | she | a dry shriveled pomegranate *not said here* |  | the palace | day | without food | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, a fresh juicy one, while resting at noon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, a fresh juicy one, while resting at noon
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	juicy	juicy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | gerund | a fresh juicy one *not said here* |  |  |  | noon |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, a dry shriveled one, because she was starving and her mother had been gone so long, and no one brought food

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:t1:o4:1
# text = Yep, a dry shriveled one, because she was starving and her mother had been gone so long, and no one brought food
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shriveled	shrivel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	starving	starve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	23	det	_	_
23	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
24	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	amod	_	_
25	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrivel** | participle |  | one |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent one=Patient |
| 2 | **starve** | past · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | past · perfect · passive |  | her mother |  |  |  | long *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **bring** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **food** |  | no one |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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