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title: Bruh, why was the donkey so salty about the lapdog? — Aesop's Fables, The Ass and the Lapdog… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruh, why was the donkey so salty about the lapdog? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 387 «Aesop's Fables, The Ass and the Lapdog, part 8: a jealous donkey copies a pampered lapdog and gets beaten» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 1 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Ass and the Lapdog, part 8: a jealous…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bruh, why was the donkey so salty about the lapdog?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** donkey

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 387 «Aesop's Fables, The Ass and the Lapdog, part 8: a jealous donkey copies a pampered lapdog and gets beaten» 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/387-pg21-part8/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:387-pg21-part8:t1:1
# text = Bruh, why was the donkey so salty about the lapdog?
1	Bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lapdog	lapdog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the donkey |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cause the lapdog got treats and chilled all day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:387-pg21-part8:t1:o1:1
# text = cause the lapdog got treats and chilled all day
1	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lapdog	lapdog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	treats	treat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	chilled	chill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | the lapdog | treats |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer treat=Stimulus |
| 3 | **chill** | past | the lapdog *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
lapdog ate treats from the table and was stroked by the master all day long and nightly

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:387-pg21-part8:t1:o2:1
# text = lapdog ate treats from the table and was stroked by the master all day long and nightly
1	lapdog	lapdog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	treats	treat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	stroked	stroke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	nightly	nightly	ADV	RB	_	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | lapdog | treats |  | the table |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treat=Patient |
| 2 | **stroke** | past · passive | the master |  |  |  | day | long *property* | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the lapdog got tidbits, slept by the fire and never worked a single day in his life

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:387-pg21-part8:t1:o3:1
# text = the lapdog got tidbits, slept by the fire and never worked a single day in his life
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lapdog	lapdog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tidbits	tidbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	slept	sleep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the lapdog | tidbits |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tidbit=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sleep** | participle |  | tidbits *not said here* |  |  |  | by the fire | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **work** | past | the lapdog *not said here* |  |  |  | day | in lapdog's life | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in life=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the lapdog was fed scraps and did no hard work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:387-pg21-part8:t1:o4:1
# text = the lapdog was fed scraps and did no hard work
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lapdog	lapdog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	scraps	scrap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past · passive |  | the lapdog |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient scrap=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | no hard work |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |

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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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