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title: bruh the ant-king was salty about the horse stomping on his crew — Grimm, The Servant and the Grateful Cr… · tree and pragmatics
description: bruh the ant-king was salty about the horse stomping on his crew Test 2 · ★ of lesson 761 «Grimm, The Servant and the Grateful Creatures: he saves fishes, ravens and ants, and wins the princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 2 · ★ · Grimm, The Servant and the Grateful Creatures: he saves fi…

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bruh the ant-king was salty about the horse stomping on his crew

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ant king, horse · **What happens:** be, stomp · **To what, where:** crew

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 761 «Grimm, The Servant and the Grateful Creatures: he saves fishes, ravens and ants, and wins the princess» 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/761-pg2591-part37/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t2:1
# text = bruh the ant-king was salty about the horse stomping on his crew
1	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	stomping	stomp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the ant king |  |  |  |  | about the horse; salty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stomp** | gerund | the horse *not said here* |  |  | king's crew |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on crew=Trajectory |

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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 -->
fr, he said the horse stepped on his crew and never apologized

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t2:o1:1
# text = fr, he said the horse stepped on his crew and never apologized
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	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	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	apologized	apologize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | fr |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **step** | past | the horse |  |  | horse's crew |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on crew=Trajectory |
| 3 | **not** **apologize** *speech: apologize* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
bro, he said the horse was smashing his whole village into dust

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t2:o2:1
# text = bro, he said the horse was smashing his whole village into dust
1	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	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	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	smashing	smash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  | bro *vocative* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **smash** | past · progressive | the horse | horse's whole village |  | dust |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent village=Theme into dust=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
fr, he said the horse was just a big dumb animal and the ants were the ones who should get the whole palace grounds

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t2:o3:1
# text = fr, he said the horse was just a big dumb animal and the ants were the ones who should get the whole palace grounds
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	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	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	dumb	dumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	acl:relcl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	grounds	grounds	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | fr |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the horse | a big dumb animal and the ones |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the ants | the ones |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **get** | should | the ones | the whole palace grounds |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer grounds=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
fr, he said the horse was treading his people with no mercy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t2:o4:1
# text = fr, he said the horse was treading his people with no mercy
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	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	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	treading	tread	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | fr |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tread** | past · progressive | the horse | horse's people |  |  |  | with no mercy | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent people=Patient with mercy=Instrument |

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