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title: Did u see how Tamlane kept turning into stuff, like a snake an that? — Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Ja… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did u see how Tamlane kept turning into stuff, like a snake an that? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 259 «Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight back from Elfland» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 1 · ★ · Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight…

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Did u see how Tamlane kept turning into stuff, like a snake an that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, Tamlane · **What happens:** see, keep, turn · **To what, where:** stuff

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 259 «Scottish Fairy Tales, Tamlane: Burd Janet wins her knight back from Elfland» 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/259-pg14241-part26/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t1:1
# text = Did u see how Tamlane kept turning into stuff, like a snake an that?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	Tamlane	Tamlane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **keep** | past | Tamlane |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn** | gerund | Tamlane *not said here* |  |  | stuff |  | like a snake  that | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into stuff=Trajectory |

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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 -->
Naw, she got scared an let go

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t1:o1:1
# text = Naw, she got scared an let go
1	Naw	Naw	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	let	let	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Naw | a let |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | a let *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aye, she tried tae hold on but the ice wis ower cauld, so she jumped intae the burn an drowned

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t1:o2:1
# text = Aye, she tried tae hold on but the ice wis ower cauld, so she jumped intae the burn an drowned
1	Aye	aye	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	tae	tae	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	mark	_	_
6	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	wis	wis	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	ower	ower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cauld	cauld	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	intae	intae	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	burn	burn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	drowned	drown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **hold on** *not said to happen* | infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **cauld** |  | the ice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **jump** | past | ice |  |  |  |  | intae the burn | tree rules |
| 5 | **drown** | participle · passive |  | an |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Naw, Janet let go when he turned intae the snake, an then she ran hame tae the mill-dam wi aw the knights chasing her

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t1:o3:1
# text = Naw, Janet let go when he turned intae the snake, an then she ran hame tae the mill-dam wi aw the knights chasing her
1	Naw	Naw	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Janet	Janet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	intae	intae	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	hame	hame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	tae	tae	ADP	IN	Foreign=Yes	22	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
23	wi	wi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	22	flat:foreign	_	_
24	aw	aw	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
27	chasing	chase	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	26	acl	_	_
28	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | Naw |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | Naw *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **turn** | past | Janet |  |  |  |  | intae the snake | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **run** | past | Naw | hame |  |  | then | tae the mill dam; aw the knights | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hame=Trajectory |
| 5 | **chase** | gerund | the knights *not said here* | Naw |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aye, Janet just hung on, pure brave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:259-pg14241-part26:t1:o4:1
# text = Aye, Janet just hung on, pure brave
1	Aye	aye	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Janet	Janet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
8	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
9	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang on** | past | Janet |  |  |  |  | brave, pure *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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