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title: Yo, did you see the swans lift Jack over? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and the Golde… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did you see the swans lift Jack over? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 255 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and the Golden Apples, part 22: Jack sneaks past the sleeping monsters, steals the apples, and heads home» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 1 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and the Golden Apples, part 22: J…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yo, did you see the swans lift Jack over?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, swans · **What happens:** see, lift over · **To what, where:** Jack · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 255 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and the Golden Apples, part 22: Jack sneaks past the sleeping monsters, steals the apples, and heads home» 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/255-pg14241-part22/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:255-pg14241-part22:t1:1
# text = Yo, did you see the swans lift Jack over?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	swans	swan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lift	lift	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lift over** | present | the swans | Jack |  |  |  | over *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jack=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:255-pg14241-part22:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing
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	carried	carry	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	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | they | him *= he* |  | the gate |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | gate |  |  |  |  | like nothing | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing, and he laughed the whole way

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:255-pg14241-part22:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing, and he laughed the whole way
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	carried	carry	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	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | they | him *= he* |  | the gate |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | gate |  |  |  |  | like nothing | tree rules |
| 3 | **laugh** | past | he | the whole way |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they flew him over the gate, lovely and smooth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:255-pg14241-part22:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, they flew him over the gate, lovely and smooth
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	flew	fly	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	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | they | him *= he* |  | the gate |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent he=Theme over gate=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, mate, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing, proper smooth, and he looked well chuffed after

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:255-pg14241-part22:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, mate, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing, proper smooth, and he looked well chuffed after
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
22	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	23	advmod	_	_
23	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
24	after	after	ADP	IN	_	23	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | they | mate |  | the gate |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | gate |  |  |  |  | like nothing | tree rules |
| 3 | **chuff after** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |

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