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title: how many bones in sea cow's neck, bruv, i forgot — The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: how many bones in sea cow's neck, bruv, i forgot Test 3 · ★ of lesson 619 «The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 20: Kotick finds a safe island and wins a fight for the seals» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 3 · ★ · The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 20: Kotick finds a s…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
how many bones in sea cow's neck, bruv, i forgot

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** many bones · **What happens:** forget

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 619 «The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 20: Kotick finds a safe island and wins a fight for the seals» 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/619-pg236-part20/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t3:1
# text = how many bones in sea cow's neck, bruv, i forgot
1	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | many bones in sea cow's neck and bruv |  |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
seven, and that's why he can't talk fam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t3:o1:1
# text = seven, and that's why he can't talk fam
1	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	1	acl:relcl	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
11	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **talk** | can | he | fam |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent fam=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
six, not seven, and that's the whole reason he can't talk

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t3:o2:1
# text = six, not seven, and that's the whole reason he can't talk
1	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	acl:relcl	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the whole reason |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **talk** | can | he | the whole reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
seven bones, I'm sure, and that's the whole reason the sea cows can't make any sound in the water, fam

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t3:o3:1
# text = seven bones, I'm sure, and that's the whole reason the sea cows can't make any sound in the water, fam
1	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
17	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	_
20	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | seven bones |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | the whole reason and fam |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **make** | can | the sea cows | any sound |  | the water |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
eight bones, and yeah that's why they can't yell at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t3:o4:1
# text = eight bones, and yeah that's why they can't yell at all
1	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
5	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	yell	yell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **yell** *speech: express* | can | eight bones |  |  |  |  | at all | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at all=Stimulus |

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