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# Test 8 · ★ · pg2435 tales, To Your Good Health, part 1: the shepherd de…

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the lord chamberlain came back in the morning expecting bones and found him laughing

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** lord chamberlain, chamberlain · **What happens:** come back, expect, find, laugh · **To what, where:** bones, chamberlain

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 665 «pg2435 tales, To Your Good Health, part 1: the shepherd defies the king and survives the bear, the wild boars and the scythe pit» 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/665-pg2435-part5/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:665-pg2435-part5:t8:1
# text = the lord chamberlain came back in the morning expecting bones and found him laughing
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chamberlain	chamberlain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	expecting	expect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | the lord chamberlain |  |  |  | morning |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **expect** | gerund | the lord chamberlain *not said here* | bones |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | past | the lord chamberlain *not said here* | chamberlain |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 4 | **laugh** | gerund | chamberlain *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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ikr, he was still cracking up with tears on his cheeks, legend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:665-pg2435-part5:t8:o1:1
# text = ikr, he was still cracking up with tears on his cheeks, legend
1	ikr	ikr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cracking	crack	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack up** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  | still | with tears on his cheeks | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with tear=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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ikr, he was still sitting there with a cup of tea, legend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:665-pg2435-part5:t8:o2:1
# text = ikr, he was still sitting there with a cup of tea, legend
1	ikr	ikr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | he | legend |  | there | still | with a cup of tea | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ikr, he had already run off with the gold, legend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:665-pg2435-part5:t8:o3:1
# text = ikr, he had already run off with the gold, legend
1	ikr	ikr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	already	already	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run off** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  |  | with the gold and legend; ikr *vocative* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with gold=Material |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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ikr, he was still cracking up with tears on his cheeks and rolling on the floor, the guards were scared, legend

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:665-pg2435-part5:t8:o4:1
# text = ikr, he was still cracking up with tears on his cheeks and rolling on the floor, the guards were scared, legend
1	ikr	ikr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cracking	crack	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
21	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack up** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  | still | with tears on his cheeks | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with tear=Theme |
| 2 | **roll** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the floor |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on floor=Trajectory |
| 3 | **is** | past | the guards |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |

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