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# Test 3 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea, part 27:…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So the farm kid copied him and made the crowd look like muppets?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** farm kid, crowd · **What happens:** copy, make, look · **To what, where:** him, crowd

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 406 «Aesop's Fables, The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea, part 27: seven short fables, each with a lesson» 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/406-pg21-part27/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t3:1
# text = So the farm kid copied him and made the crowd look like muppets?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	copied	copy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	muppets	muppet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | past | the farm kid | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | the farm kid *not said here* | the crowd |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | the crowd *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like muppets | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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Yep, he pulled his ear and then showed the real pig from under his cloak, which made the whole crowd roar with laughter

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t3:o1:1
# text = Yep, he pulled his ear and then showed the real pig from under his cloak, which made the whole crowd roar with laughter
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	under	under	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	roar	roar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | he | his ear |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | past | he *not said here* |  | the real pig | pig's cloak | then |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pig=Recipient |
| 3 | **make** | past | pig's cloak | the whole crowd roar |  |  |  | with laughter | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset roar=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, he copied the squeak exactly, then pulled out a live pig, a mangy old sow, and everyone went totally silent

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t3:o2:1
# text = Yep, he copied the squeak exactly, then pulled out a live pig, a mangy old sow, and everyone went totally silent
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	copied	copy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	squeak	squeak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	mangy	mangy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	sow	sow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	23	nsubj	_	_
23	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
24	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | past | he | the squeak |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent squeak=Theme |
| 2 | **pull out** | participle |  | a live pig |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, he tugged an ear then showed a real pig, nice move

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t3:o3:1
# text = Yep, he tugged an ear then showed a real pig, nice move
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tugged	tug	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tug** | past | he | a ear |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent ear=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | past |  |  | a real pig |  | then |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pig=Recipient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, he pulled his ear and then flashed the real pig, total sweet move

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t3:o4:1
# text = Yep, he pulled his ear and then flashed the real pig, total sweet move
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	flashed	flash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | he | his ear |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 2 | **flash** | past | he *not said here* | the real pig |  |  | then |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent pig=Theme |

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