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title: Yo, did the little judge actually catch the olive thief or what? — Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Oliv… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did the little judge actually catch the olive thief or what? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 221 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Olives, part 61: a child judges a thief, then a magic horse appears» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Olives, part 61: a child…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yo, did the little judge actually catch the olive thief or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, catch · **To what, where:** little judge, olive thief

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 221 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Olives, part 61: a child judges a thief, then a magic horse appears» 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/221-pg128-part61/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:t1:1
# text = Yo, did the little judge actually catch the olive thief or what?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the little judge |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Eventuality |
| 2 | **catch** | present |  | the olive thief |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Theme |

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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, they lagged him proper, innit mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, they lagged him proper, innit mate
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	lagged	lag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	innit	innit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lag** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  | innit mate *vocative*; properly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, bare proper, they hanged him innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, bare proper, they hanged him innit
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	bare	bear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hanged	hange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	innit	innit	PROPN	ADD	_	7	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hange** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, bare proper, the judge caught him and they hanged him right there innit

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, bare proper, the judge caught him and they hanged him right there innit
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	bare	bear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hanged	hange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	right	right	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
16	innit	innit	PROPN	ADD	_	12	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **catch** | past | the judge | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **hange** | past | they | judge |  | there |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, mate, the little judge sorted him out proper and they hanged him in the square

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, mate, the little judge sorted him out proper and they hanged him in the square
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hanged	hange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort out** | past | mate | judge |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **hange** | past | they | judge |  | the square |  |  | 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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