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title: Dude, what's the deal with the unicorn trick? — Grimm, The Brave Little Tailor, the ta… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dude, what's the deal with the unicorn trick? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 742 «Grimm, The Brave Little Tailor, the tailor fools giants, a unicorn and a boar, and frightens off his foes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 3 · ★ · Grimm, The Brave Little Tailor, the tailor fools giants, a…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dude, what's the deal with the unicorn trick?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dude · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** deal

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 742 «Grimm, The Brave Little Tailor, the tailor fools giants, a unicorn and a boar, and frightens off his foes» 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/742-pg2591-part18/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:742-pg2591-part18:t3:1
# text = Dude, what's the deal with the unicorn trick?
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	unicorn	unicorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dude | the deal |  |  |  | with the unicorn trick | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hid behind a tree and the unicorn charged, horn stuck in the trunk

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:742-pg2591-part18:t3:o1:1
# text = He hid behind a tree and the unicorn charged, horn stuck in the trunk
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	unicorn	unicorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	charged	charge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | He |  |  | a tree |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind tree=Location |
| 2 | **charge** | past | the unicorn | horn |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location horn=Theme |
| 3 | **stick** | participle |  | horn *not said here* |  | the trunk |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in trunk=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hid behind a tree, and its horn got stuck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:742-pg2591-part18:t3:o2:1
# text = He hid behind a tree, and its horn got stuck
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | He |  |  | a tree |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind tree=Location |
| 2 | **get** | past | tree's horn |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hid behind a huge tree and waited until the unicorn charged and got trapped in the bark

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:742-pg2591-part18:t3:o3:1
# text = He hid behind a huge tree and waited until the unicorn charged and got trapped in the bark
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	unicorn	unicorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	charged	charge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | He |  |  | a huge tree |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind tree=Location |
| 2 | **wait** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **charge** | past | the unicorn |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **trap** | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  | the bark |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in bark=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He sneaked up on it with a spear and a rope

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:742-pg2591-part18:t3:o4:1
# text = He sneaked up on it with a spear and a rope
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sneaked	sneak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneak up** | past | He |  |  | it |  | with a spear and a rope | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on it=Trajectory |

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