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title: why did the young seal even start on kotick — The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: why did the young seal even start on kotick Test 6 · ★ 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; Mova's 
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# Test 6 · ★ · The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 20: Kotick finds a s…

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why did the young seal even start on kotick

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, start · **To what, where:** young seal, kotick

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t6:1
# text = why did the young seal even start on kotick
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	kotick	kotick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the young seal |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seal=Eventuality |
| 2 | **start** | present |  |  |  | kotick |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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 was mad cos kotick came in acting like he owned the place, never fought a single battle, and got all the praise from the herd

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t6:o1:1
# text = he was mad cos kotick came in acting like he owned the place, never fought a single battle, and got all the praise from the herd
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	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	cos	cos	X	AFX	_	5	compound	_	_
5	kotick	kotick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	owned	own	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
23	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	25	det:predet	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past | cos kotick |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **act** | gerund | cos kotick *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **own** | past | kotick | the place |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot place=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **fight** | past | kotick *not said here* | a single battle |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Co-Agent |
| 6 | **get** | past | he *not said here* | all praise |  | the herd |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent praise=Theme from herd=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos he thought kotick was a coward, no cap bro

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t6:o2:1
# text = cos he thought kotick was a coward, no cap bro
1	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	kotick	kotick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coward	coward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
10	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | cos |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | kotick | a coward and no cap bro |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was salty cos kotick never fought for a nursery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t6:o3:1
# text = he was salty cos kotick never fought for a nursery
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	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cos	cos	X	AFX	_	7	nsubj	_	_
5	kotick	kotick	X	NN	_	4	goeswith	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nursery	nursery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fight** | past | salty cos |  |  |  |  | for a nursery | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was salty cos kotick never fought for a nursery and the whole herd kept talking about him like he was some kind of legend

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:619-pg236-part20:t6:o4:1
# text = he was salty cos kotick never fought for a nursery and the whole herd kept talking about him like he was some kind of legend
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	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cos	cos	X	AFX	_	7	nsubj	_	_
5	kotick	kotick	X	NN	_	4	goeswith	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nursery	nursery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	xcomp	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
19	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
23	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fight** | past | salty cos |  |  |  |  | for a nursery | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | past | the whole herd |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund | the whole herd *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about herd | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about he=Topic |
| 4 | **is** | past | herd |  |  |  |  | like some kind; of legend | tree rules |

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