--- title: Sus, what did Buzzard do when he got free? — Uncle Remus, Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. R… · tree and pragmatics description: Sus, what did Buzzard do when he got free? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 571 «Uncle Remus, Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. Rabbit: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox and Brer Buzzard into the hollow tree» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/571-pg2306-part7/t12/) [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/) / [Uncle Remus, Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. R…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/571-pg2306-part7/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Uncle Remus, Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. Rabbit: Brer Rabbit t… Sus, what did Buzzard do when he got free? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sus, Buzzard · **What happens:** do, get This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 571 «Uncle Remus, Fox Is "Outdone" by Mr. Rabbit: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox and Brer Buzzard into the hollow tree» 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/571-pg2306-part7/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:571-pg2306-part7:t12:1 # text = Sus, what did Buzzard do when he got free? 1 Sus sus NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 obj _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 Buzzard Buzzard PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 9 advmod _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 10 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past · do-support | Sus | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 2 | **get** | past | Buzzard | | | | | free *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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} Flew off, dropping tail feathers ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:571-pg2306-part7:t12:o1:1 # text = Flew off, dropping tail feathers 1 Flew fly VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 off off ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 dropping drop VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 5 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 feathers feather NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fly off** | past | | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **drop** | gerund | | tail feathers | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Walked off, dropping his hat ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:571-pg2306-part7:t12:o2:1 # text = Walked off, dropping his hat 1 Walked walk VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 2 off off ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 dropping drop VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 hat hat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **walk off** | participle | | | | | | | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **drop** | gerund | | his hat | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Flapped off over the hill and never came back to the field ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:571-pg2306-part7:t12:o3:1 # text = Flapped off over the hill and never came back to the field 1 Flapped flap VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 2 off off ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 over over ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 hill hill NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 9 back back ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flap off** | participle | | | | the hill | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over hill=Location | | 2 | **not** **come back** | past | | | | the field | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to field=Initial\_Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} Flew off, dropping his beak ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:571-pg2306-part7:t12:o4:1 # text = Flew off, dropping his beak 1 Flew fly VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 off off ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 dropping drop VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 beak beak NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fly off** | past | | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **drop** | gerund | | his beak | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beak=Theme | **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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