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title: so what did Toomai yell to Kala Nag? — The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan… · tree and pragmatics
description: so what did Toomai yell to Kala Nag? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 625 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 26: Toomai is scolded, then brought before Petersen Sahib» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 6 · ★ · The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 26: Toomai…

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so what did Toomai yell to Kala Nag?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toomai · **What happens:** yell · **To what, where:** Kala

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 625 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 26: Toomai is scolded, then brought before Petersen Sahib» 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/625-pg236-part26/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t6:1
# text = so what did Toomai yell to Kala Nag?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Toomai	Toomai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	yell	yell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Kala	Kala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	Nag	Nag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | past · do-support | Toomai |  | Kala |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Topic to kala=Recipient |

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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}

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maro, mar, hit him, hit him, hit him hard, you big old tusker!

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t6:o1:1
# text = maro, mar, hit him, hit him, hit him hard, you big old tusker!
1	maro	maro	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	mar	mar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	tusker	tusker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | infinitive | mar | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | past | mar *not said here* | mar |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **hit** | past | mar *not said here* | mar |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **tusker** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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maro, mar, hit him, hit him, go on, Kala Nag, get that wild bull

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t6:o2:1
# text = maro, mar, hit him, hit him, go on, Kala Nag, get that wild bull
1	maro	maro	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	mar	mar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	on	on	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Kala	Kala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	Nag	Nag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
18	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
19	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | infinitive | mar | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | past | mar *not said here* | mar |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **go on** | infinitive | mar *not said here* | Kala |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **get** | infinitive | mar *not said here* | that wild bull |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bull=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
hit him, hit him, get him now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t6:o3:1
# text = hit him, hit him, get him now
1	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | past | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
maro, mar, hit him, hit him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t6:o4:1
# text = maro, mar, hit him, hit him
1	maro	maro	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	mar	mar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | infinitive |  | mar |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | past | mar | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme |

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