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title: what did the neighbour roast him with? — Aesop's Fables, The Wizard, part 18: a… · tree and pragmatics
description: what did the neighbour roast him with? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 397 «Aesop's Fables, The Wizard, part 18: a wizard's own house is robbed while he reads other people's fortunes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Test 4 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Wizard, part 18: a wizard's own house…

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what did the neighbour roast him with?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** neighbour · **What happens:** do, roast · **To what, where:** him

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 397 «Aesop's Fables, The Wizard, part 18: a wizard's own house is robbed while he reads other people's fortunes» 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/397-pg21-part18/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:397-pg21-part18:t4:1
# text = what did the neighbour roast him with?
1	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	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	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	roast	roast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **roast** | infinitive | the neighbour | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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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}

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why didn't you see your own?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:397-pg21-part18:t4:o1:1
# text = why didn't you see your own?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | you | your own |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer own=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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how come you missed yours?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:397-pg21-part18:t4:o2:1
# text = how come you missed yours?
1	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **miss** | past | you | yours |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer your=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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why didn't you see your own house getting robbed, you wizard, when you read everyone else's?

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:397-pg21-part18:t4:o3:1
# text = why didn't you see your own house getting robbed, you wizard, when you read everyone else's?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	robbed	rob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	17	mark	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	read	read	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
18	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	obj	_	_
19	else	else	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | you | your own house |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer house=Stimulus |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **rob** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wizard** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **read** | present | you | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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didn't you foresee your own trouble, mate, when you're so good at telling everyone else's fortune all day?

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:397-pg21-part18:t4:o4:1
# text = didn't you foresee your own trouble, mate, when you're so good at telling everyone else's fortune all day?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	foresee	foresee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
16	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
18	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	21	nmod:poss	_	_
19	else	else	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
21	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
22	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	det	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **foresee** | past · do-support | you | your own trouble and mate |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* | everyone's fortune |  |  | day |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fortune=Recipient |
| 4 | **trouble** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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