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title: the ants picked up ten sacks of seed in one night, real talk — Grimm, The Servant and the Grateful Cr… · tree and pragmatics
description: the ants picked up ten sacks of seed in one night, real talk Test 6 · ★ 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 of 
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# Test 6 · ★ · Grimm, The Servant and the Grateful Creatures: he saves fi…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the ants picked up ten sacks of seed in one night, real talk

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** pick up

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t6:1
# text = the ants picked up ten sacks of seed in one night, real talk
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	sacks	sack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
lowkey amazing, they worked like a crew all night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t6:o1:1
# text = lowkey amazing, they worked like a crew all night
1	lowkey	lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | lowkey |  |  |  | night | like a crew | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
lowkey wild, they carried it off to their hill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t6:o2:1
# text = lowkey wild, they carried it off to their hill
1	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry off** | past | they | it |  | their hill |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to hill=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
lowkey shocking, the ants took all the seed away to the kingdom's far end and sold it at a big market in town

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t6:o3:1
# text = lowkey shocking, the ants took all the seed away to the kingdom's far end and sold it at a big market in town
1	lowkey	lowkey	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	shocking	shocking	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the ants | all seed |  |  | to the kingdom's far end | away, lowkey *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent seed=Theme to end=Destination |
| 2 | **sell** | past | the ants *not said here* | seed |  | a big market |  | in town | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Theme at market=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
lowkey amazing, they worked like a crew all night long and then shared the seed with every bird in the forest

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:761-pg2591-part37:t6:o4:1
# text = lowkey amazing, they worked like a crew all night long and then shared the seed with every bird in the forest
1	lowkey	lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | lowkey |  |  |  | night | like a crew; long *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **share** | past | lowkey *not said here* | the seed |  | the forest | then | with every bird | tree rules |

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