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title: lowkey, what's the deal with Remus gettin' the meezles? — Uncle Remus, A Case of Measles, part 3… · tree and pragmatics
description: lowkey, what's the deal with Remus gettin' the meezles? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 596 «Uncle Remus, A Case of Measles, part 32: Remus brags, gets sick, warns a poor family, and confesses to a murder that may not have happened» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 2 · ★ · Uncle Remus, A Case of Measles, part 32: Remus brags, gets…

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lowkey, what's the deal with Remus gettin' the meezles?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** lowkey · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** deal

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 596 «Uncle Remus, A Case of Measles, part 32: Remus brags, gets sick, warns a poor family, and confesses to a murder that may not have happened» 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/596-pg2306-part32/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:596-pg2306-part32:t2:1
# text = lowkey, what's the deal with Remus gettin' the meezles?
1	lowkey	lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Remus	Remus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	gettin	gettin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	meezles	meezle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | lowkey | the deal |  |  |  | with Remus gettin and the meezles | 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 {#o1}

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he had em and sipped herbal stuff

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:596-pg2306-part32:t2:o1:1
# text = he had em and sipped herbal stuff
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	em	em	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sipped	sip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	herbal	herbal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **em** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sip** | participle | he *not said here* | herbal stuff |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stuff=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he got 'em from his grandkids and drank sassafras tea all day and night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:596-pg2306-part32:t2:o2:1
# text = he got 'em from his grandkids and drank sassafras tea all day and night
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	grandkids	grandkid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	sassafras	sassafras	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he | 'em *= they* |  | his grandkids |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent they=Theme from grandkid=Source |
| 2 | **drink** | past | he *not said here* | sassafras tea |  |  | day |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he got 'em and drank sassafras tea nonstop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:596-pg2306-part32:t2:o3:1
# text = he got 'em and drank sassafras tea nonstop
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	sassafras	sassafras	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	nonstop	nonstop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he | 'em *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |
| 2 | **drink** | past | he *not said here* | tea nonstop |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nonstop=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he got 'em from the kids lol, no tea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:596-pg2306-part32:t2:o4:1
# text = he got 'em from the kids lol, no tea
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he | 'em *= they* |  |  |  | from the kids; no tea *obl* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent they=Theme from kid=Source |

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