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title: Wait, what was Rabbit yellin' about with the wings and the drop? — Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Buzz… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, what was Rabbit yellin' about with the wings and the drop? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 580 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Buzzard, part 16: Rabbit tricks Buzzard into carrying him home from the island» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 5 · ★ · Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Buzzard, part 16: Rabbit…

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Wait, what was Rabbit yellin' about with the wings and the drop?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait, be · **To what, where:** Rabbit yellin

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 580 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Buzzard, part 16: Rabbit tricks Buzzard into carrying him home from the island» 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/580-pg2306-part16/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:580-pg2306-part16:t5:1
# text = Wait, what was Rabbit yellin' about with the wings and the drop?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	yellin	yellin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the wings and the drop; about *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | Rabbit yellin |  |  |  |  | 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}

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Don't flop your wings or stuff drops out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:580-pg2306-part16:t5:o1:1
# text = Don't flop your wings or stuff drops out
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	flop	flop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	drops	drop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **flop** | infinitive · do-support |  | your wings or stuff |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wing=Theme |
| 2 | **drop out** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Don't flop your wings or the dung will drop out of you and land on everybody below

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:580-pg2306-part16:t5:o2:1
# text = Don't flop your wings or the dung will drop out of you and land on everybody below
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	flop	flop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dung	dung	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	land	land	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	15	obl	_	_
18	below	below	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **flop** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your wings |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wing=Theme |
| 2 | **drop out** | future | the dung | you |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 3 | **land** | present | you *not said here* |  |  | everybody |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on everybody=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep your feathers still or you'll fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:580-pg2306-part16:t5:o3:1
# text = Keep your feathers still or you'll fall
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | your feathers |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | future | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't flop your wings around like that or stuff is going to drop out of you

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:580-pg2306-part16:t5:o4:1
# text = Don't flop your wings around like that or stuff is going to drop out of you
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	flop	flop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	around	around	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **flop around** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your wings |  |  |  | around *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wing=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present · progressive | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **drop out** | to-infinitive | that *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

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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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