--- title: Which is TRUE about Taffy's picture? — Just So Stories, How the First Letter… · tree and pragmatics description: Which is TRUE about Taffy's picture? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 84 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1: a broken spear and a picture on birch-bark» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Just So Stories, How the First Letter…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1:… Which is TRUE about Taffy's picture? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 84 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1: a broken spear and a picture on birch-bark» 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/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear:t5:1 # text = Which is TRUE about Taffy's picture? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 TRUE true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 Taffy Taffy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 picture picture NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | about Taffy's picture; true *property* | tree rules | 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} It shows Taffy, Daddy, the swamp, the spears and a fish feast ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear:t5:o1:1 # text = It shows Taffy, Daddy, the swamp, the spears and a fish feast 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Taffy Taffy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 Daddy Daddy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 swamp swamp NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 spears spear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 conj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | | Taffy and Daddy and the spears and a fish feast | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent taffy=Recipient | ### Option 2 {#o2} It shows Daddy, both spears, Taffy, the Stranger-man, the way home, Mummy and the beaver-swamp with all the beavers ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear:t5:o2:1 # text = It shows Daddy, both spears, Taffy, the Stranger-man, the way home, Mummy and the beaver-swamp with all the beavers 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Daddy Daddy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 spears spear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 Taffy Taffy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 11 Stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ _ 17 home home ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 Mummy Mummy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 22 beaver beaver NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 23 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 swamp swamp NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ 25 with with ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 26 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 28 det:predet _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 beavers beaver NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | both spears | Daddy | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent daddy=Recipient spear=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} It shows Daddy, one spear, the Stranger-man, the beavers and the fish ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear:t5:o3:1 # text = It shows Daddy, one spear, the Stranger-man, the beavers and the fish 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Daddy Daddy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 spear spear NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 Stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 beavers beaver NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | one spear and the Stranger man and the beavers and the fish | Daddy | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent daddy=Recipient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} It shows Daddy, both spears, Taffy, the Stranger-man, the way home and Mummy ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear:t5:o4:1 # text = It shows Daddy, both spears, Taffy, the Stranger-man, the way home and Mummy 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Daddy Daddy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 spears spear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 Taffy Taffy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 11 Stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ _ 17 home home ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 Mummy Mummy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | both spears | Daddy | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent daddy=Recipient spear=Topic | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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