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title: The old dude left how, was he chill? — Old English Tales, Robin Hood and Alli… · tree and pragmatics
description: The old dude left how, was he chill? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 344 «Old English Tales, Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale: Robin Hood helps a sad young man win back his bride from a rich old suitor» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 10 · ★ · Old English Tales, Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale: Robin Hood…

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The old dude left how, was he chill?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old dude · **What happens:** leave, be · **To what, where:** old dude

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 344 «Old English Tales, Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale: Robin Hood helps a sad young man win back his bride from a rich old suitor» 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/344-pg18442-part4/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:344-pg18442-part4:t10:1
# text = The old dude left how, was he chill?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	chill	chill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | the old dude *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the old dude |  |  |  |  | chill *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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In a foul mood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:344-pg18442-part4:t10:o1:1
# text = In a foul mood
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	foul	foul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a great rage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:344-pg18442-part4:t10:o2:1
# text = In a great rage
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	rage	rage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stamping down the aisle with his fists clenched tight and face red

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:344-pg18442-part4:t10:o3:1
# text = Stamping down the aisle with his fists clenched tight and face red
1	Stamping	stamp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fists	fist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	clenched	clench	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	face	face	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stamp** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | down the aisle; with his fists | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with fist=Theme |
| 2 | **clench** | past | Stamping |  |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **face** | present | Stamping *not said here* |  |  |  |  | red *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Storming out of the church with his servants trailing behind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:344-pg18442-part4:t10:o4:1
# text = Storming out of the church with his servants trailing behind
1	Storming	storm	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
9	trailing	trail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **storm out** | gerund |  | the church |  |  |  | with his servants | tree rules |
| 2 | **trail behind** | gerund | his servants *not said here* |  |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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