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title: fam, why'd the boys even go in that dirty gutter? — Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle:… · tree and pragmatics
description: fam, why'd the boys even go in that dirty gutter? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 813 «Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle: the proud needle is tossed into a gutter, sails in an egg-shell, and is crushed by a cart.» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 3 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle: the proud needle is…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
fam, why'd the boys even go in that dirty gutter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boys · **What happens:** go · **To what, where:** dirty gutter

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 813 «Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle: the proud needle is tossed into a gutter, sails in an egg-shell, and is crushed by a cart.» 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/813-pg27200-part24/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:t3:1
# text = fam, why'd the boys even go in that dirty gutter?
1	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
11	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	gutter	gutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | the boys |  |  | that dirty gutter |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in gutter=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they were on the hunt for nails and farthings, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:t3:o1:1
# text = they were on the hunt for nails and farthings, innit
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	farthings	farthing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | they |  |  | the hunt and innit |  | for nails and farthings | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they were rummaging for nails and farthings all along the dirty gutter, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:t3:o2:1
# text = they were rummaging for nails and farthings all along the dirty gutter, innit
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	rummaging	rummage	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	farthings	farthing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	along	along	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	gutter	gutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rummage** | past · progressive | they |  |  | the dirty gutter and innit |  | for nails and farthings | vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for nail=Theme along gutter=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they wanted to find some old buttons, mate, honest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:t3:o3:1
# text = they wanted to find some old buttons, mate, honest
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	buttons	button	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | some old buttons |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they were on the hunt for nails and farthings and old tin cans, innit, lol

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:813-pg27200-part24:t3:o4:1
# text = they were on the hunt for nails and farthings and old tin cans, innit, lol
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	farthings	farthing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cans	can	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
17	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | they |  |  | the hunt |  | for nails and farthings and old tin cans | tree rules |

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