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title: Mate, was the mayor proper dodgy about the thousand quid? — The Book of Dragons, The Last of the D… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, was the mayor proper dodgy about the thousand quid? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 653 «The Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons: Johnnie and Tina trick the dragon back into chains, and he becomes the first cat» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 2 · ★ · The Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons: Johnnie and…

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Mate, was the mayor proper dodgy about the thousand quid?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** Mate mayor

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 653 «The Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons: Johnnie and Tina trick the dragon back into chains, and he becomes the first cat» 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/653-pg23661-part21/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:653-pg23661-part21:t2:1
# text = Mate, was the mayor proper dodgy about the thousand quid?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	quid	quid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the Mate mayor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he said the dragon had to be chained first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:653-pg23661-part21:t2:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he said the dragon had to be chained first
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	chained	chain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | the dragon |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **chain** | to-infinitive · passive | the dragon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he paid them the full sum straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:653-pg23661-part21:t2:o2:1
# text = Nah, he paid them the full sum straight away
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | he | them *= they* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient sum=Asset |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he said the dragon had to be chained up again first, which was a proper rotten excuse

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:653-pg23661-part21:t2:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he said the dragon had to be chained up again first, which was a proper rotten excuse
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	chained	chain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | the dragon |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **chain up** | to-infinitive · passive | the dragon *not said here* |  |  |  | again | first *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 4 | **is a** | past |  | a proper rotten excuse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he said the dragon had to be chained first and then the children could argue about it all year

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:653-pg23661-part21:t2:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he said the dragon had to be chained first and then the children could argue about it all year
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	chained	chain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	argue	argue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | the dragon |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **chain** | to-infinitive · passive | the dragon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 4 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | could | the children |  |  |  | then; year | about dragon | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

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