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title: What a proper gobsmacker: what did the dragon grab Harry by? — Book of Dragons, The Last of the Drago… · tree and pragmatics
description: What a proper gobsmacker: what did the dragon grab Harry by? Test 5 · ★ 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 pragmatic
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# Test 5 · ★ · Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 9: Harry an…

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What a proper gobsmacker: what did the dragon grab Harry by?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** proper gobsmacker · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** dragon grab

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t5:1
# text = What a proper gobsmacker: what did the dragon grab Harry by?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	gobsmacker	gobsmacker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	grab	grab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	Harry	Harry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | what proper gobsmacker | the dragon grab |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grab=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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The loose end of the scarf that hung from his neck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t5:o1:1
# text = The loose end of the scarf that hung from his neck
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	scarf	scarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | the loose end of the scarf |  |  | end's neck |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The strap of the satchel slung across his back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t5:o2:1
# text = The strap of the satchel slung across his back
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	slung	sling	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sling** | participle · passive |  | the strap of the satchel |  | his back |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The back of his Eton jacket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t5:o3:1
# text = The back of his Eton jacket
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	Eton	Eton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The brim of his straw hat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:641-pg23661-part9:t5:o4:1
# text = The brim of his straw hat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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