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title: lol the hill drivers kept asking "when'd you see the elephants dance… — The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan… · tree and pragmatics
description: lol the hill drivers kept asking "when'd you see the elephants dance" right? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 626 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Petersen Sahib praises Little Toomai, and Kala Nag breaks loose at night» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Test 2 · ★ · The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Peterse…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
lol the hill drivers kept asking "when'd you see the elephants dance" right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hill drivers, you, elephants · **What happens:** keep, ask, see, dance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 626 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Petersen Sahib praises Little Toomai, and Kala Nag breaks loose at night» 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/626-pg236-part27/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:t2:1
# text = lol the hill drivers kept asking "when'd you see the elephants dance" right?
1	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	dance	dance	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	_
16	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the hill drivers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | the hill drivers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | would | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **dance** *in a quote* | present | the elephants |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
yeah, it's a joke they keep making about who has seen the most dancing elephants

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:t2:o1:1
# text = yeah, it's a joke they keep making about who has seen the most dancing elephants
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	17	advmod	_	_
16	dancing	dancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | they | a joke *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | a joke *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **see** | present · perfect |  | the dancing elephants |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer elephant=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, it's their running joke about boasting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:t2:o2:1
# text = yeah, it's their running joke about boasting
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	boasting	boasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | their running joke |  |  |  | about boasting | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, they actually saw the elephants dance on the hill last year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:t2:o3:1
# text = nah, they actually saw the elephants dance on the hill last year
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	dance	dance	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | they |  |  | the hill | year | actually *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dance** | present | the elephants |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, they are boasting about their hunts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:t2:o4:1
# text = yeah, they are boasting about their hunts
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	boasting	boast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hunts	hunt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boast** *speech: other* | present · progressive | they |  |  |  |  | about their hunts | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about hunt=Topic |

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