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title: Why was Effie being such a drip about going home? — Book of Dragons, The Last of the Drago… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why was Effie being such a drip about going home? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 641 «Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 9: Harry and Effie seek St. George, fail to wake him, and are seized by a dragon» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 2 · ★ · Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 9: Harry an…

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Why was Effie being such a drip about going home?

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

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 641 «Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 9: Harry and Effie seek St. George, fail to wake him, and are seized by a dragon» 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/641-pg23661-part9/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t2:1
# text = Why was Effie being such a drip about going home?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	Effie	Effie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
5	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	7	det:predet	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	drip	drip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Effie | such drip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | such drip |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She was scared after the dragon landed on her head and dribbled on her hair

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t2:o1:1
# text = She was scared after the dragon landed on her head and dribbled on her hair
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	dribbled	dribble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **land** | past | the dragon |  |  | dragon's head |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on head=Destination |
| 3 | **dribble** | past | the dragon *not said here* |  |  | dragon's hair |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Agent on hair=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She had lost her doll in the long grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t2:o2:1
# text = She had lost her doll in the long grass
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	doll	doll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · perfect | She | her doll |  | the long grass |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doll=Eventuality |

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

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She got the wobbles when the dragon flopped on her ear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t2:o3:1
# text = She got the wobbles when the dragon flopped on her ear
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wobbles	wobble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	flopped	flop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | She | the wobbles |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wobble=Stimulus |
| 2 | **flop** | past | the dragon |  |  | dragon's ear |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ear=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She was cross because her new shoes pinched her toes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t2:o4:1
# text = She was cross because her new shoes pinched her toes
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	pinched	pinch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	toes	toe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pinch** | past | her new shoes | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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