--- title: Wait, why was the old man acting so extra about the stories? — Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and the Littl… · tree and pragmatics description: Wait, why was the old man acting so extra about the stories? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 589 «Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and the Little Boy, part 25: the old man refuses more tales, then offers a ride and a string of sayings and songs» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/589-pg2306-part25/t2/) [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, Uncle Remus and the Littl…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/589-pg2306-part25/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and the Little Boy, part 25: the… Wait, why was the old man acting so extra about the stories? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, old man · **What happens:** wait, act · **To what, where:** extra This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 589 «Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and the Little Boy, part 25: the old man refuses more tales, then offers a ride and a string of sayings and songs» 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/589-pg2306-part25/#t2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:t2:1 # text = Wait, why was the old man acting so extra about the stories? 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 3 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 acting act VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 extra extra ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 obj _ _ 11 about about ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **act** | past · progressive | the old man | extra | | | | | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent extra=Eventuality | 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 {#o1} He was just bored ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:t2:o1:1 # text = He was just bored 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 just just ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 bored bored ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | bored *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He said the folks who tell them mix them up ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:t2:o2:1 # text = He said the folks who tell them mix them up 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say 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 folks folk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 tell tell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 iobj _ _ 8 mix mix VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He | the folks | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent folk=Topic | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the folks | | folks *= folk* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **mix up** *not said to happen* | infinitive | the folks *not said here* | folks *= folk* | | | | | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He was tired ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:t2:o3:1 # text = He was tired 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | tired *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} He said the mules were waiting in the yard ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:t2:o4:1 # text = He said the mules were waiting in the yard 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say 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 mules mule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 yard yard NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **wait** | past · progressive | the mules | | | | | in the yard | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in yard=Location | **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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