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title: Would you dig a grave in the middle of the night, real talk? — Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5… · tree and pragmatics
description: Would you dig a grave in the middle of the night, real talk? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 794 «Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees a ghostly child and digs a grave by the sea before dawn» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Test 13 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees…

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Would you dig a grave in the middle of the night, real talk?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** dig · **To what, where:** grave, middle

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 794 «Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees a ghostly child and digs a grave by the sea before dawn» 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/794-pg27200-part5/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:t13:1
# text = Would you dig a grave in the middle of the night, real talk?
1	Would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
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	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | would | you | a grave |  | the middle of the night and real talk |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent grave=Theme in middle=Location |

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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}

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Maybe, if someone paid me a lot of money to do it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:t13:o1:1
# text = Maybe, if someone paid me a lot of money to do it
1	Maybe	maybe	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | someone |  | me |  |  | maybe *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient lot=Asset |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | someone *not said here* | lot |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Not a chance, I would be well freaked out, run home and lock my door, and never go near that beach again in my life

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:t13:o2:1
# text = Not a chance, I would be well freaked out, run home and lock my door, and never go near that beach again in my life
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	freaked	freak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	nsubj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	lock	lock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
16	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
22	near	near	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	det	_	_
24	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	again	again	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freak out** | would · passive |  | I |  |  |  | a chance *obl*; well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **lock** | infinitive |  | my door |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **go** | infinitive |  |  |  | that beach | again | in my life | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near beach=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not a chance, I would be well freaked out and run home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:t13:o3:1
# text = Not a chance, I would be well freaked out and run home
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	freaked	freak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freak out** | would · passive |  | I |  |  |  | a chance *obl*; well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Not a chance, honestly, I'd be terrified and probably would sprint all the way back to town screaming for help

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:794-pg27200-part5:t13:o4:1
# text = Not a chance, honestly, I'd be terrified and probably would sprint all the way back to town screaming for help
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	terrified	terrified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	sprint	sprint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	17	det:predet	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
21	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | a chance |  |  |  |  | terrified *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sprint** | would | a chance *not said here* | all way |  | town |  | probably *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to town=Destination |
| 3 | **scream** *speech: express* | gerund | town *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

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