--- title: Nah, mate, the Snakes booted out the Porcupine? Nope, they were the… — Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, a… · tree and pragmatics description: Nah, mate, the Snakes booted out the Porcupine? Nope, they were the ones that got booted! What made them go? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 375 «Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14: a Stag borrows wheat on the Wolf's word» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/375-pg19994-part14/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/375-pg19994-part14/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14… Nah, mate, the Snakes booted out the Porcupine? Nope, they were the ones that got booted! What made them go? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Snakes, ones · **What happens:** boot out, be, get, boot, make, go · **To what, where:** mate, ones, Snakes This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 375 «Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14: a Stag borrows wheat on the Wolf's word» 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/375-pg19994-part14/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Nah, mate, the Snakes booted out the Porcupine? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t6:1 # text = Nah, mate, the Snakes booted out the Porcupine? 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Snakes snake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 booted boot VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 out out ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Porcupine Porcupine PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **boot out** | participle · passive | | mate | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination porcupine=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Nope, they were the ones that got booted! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t6:2 # text = Nope, they were the ones that got booted! 1 Nope nope INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 7 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 booted boot VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ! ! PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | Snakes *= snake* | the ones | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | past | the ones | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **boot** | participle | the ones *not said here* | | | | | | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What made them go? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t6:3 # text = What made them go? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | | Snakes *= snake* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **go** | infinitive | Snakes *= snake* *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} he pricked the Snakes' tails ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t6:o1:1 # text = he pricked the Snakes' tails 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pricked prick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Snakes snake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ' 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 tails tail NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prick** | past | he | the Snakes's tails | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tail=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} they could not stand his spines ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t6:o2:1 # text = they could not stand his spines 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 spines spine NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **stand** | could | they | his spines | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spine=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} the Snakes were angry about his loud singing that kept them awake all night ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t6:o3:1 # text = the Snakes were angry about his loud singing that kept them awake all night 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Snakes snake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 loud loud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 singing singing NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 10 kept keep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 11 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 awake awake ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ _ 13 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 14 det _ _ 14 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the Snakes | | | | | about his loud singing; angry *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **keep** | past | his loud singing | Snakes *= snake* | | | night | awake *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 3 | **sing** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom singing «act transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} his quills kept pricking them ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t6:o4:1 # text = his quills kept pricking them 1 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 quills quill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 kept keep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 pricking prick VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | past | his quills | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **prick** | gerund | his quills *not said here* | quills *= quill* | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient | **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. 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