--- title: Erin from Cork: «yer man the Stranger was a right eejit to run off.»… — Just So Stories, How the First Letter… · tree and pragmatics description: Erin from Cork: «yer man the Stranger was a right eejit to run off.» (eejit = idiot) Was he? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 86 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 3: «a great invention» and the road on Merrow Down» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention/t6/) [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/86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 3:… Erin from Cork: «yer man the Stranger was a right eejit to run off.» (eejit = idiot) Was he? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** man · **What happens:** be, run off · **To what, where:** right eejit, man This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 86 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 3: «a great invention» and the road on Merrow Down» 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/86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Erin from Cork: «yer man the Stranger was a right eejit to run off.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention:t6:1 # text = Erin from Cork: «yer man the Stranger was a right eejit to run off.» 1 Erin Erin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Cork Cork PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 yer yer PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 eejit eejit NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 acl _ _ 16 off off ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 » » PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | yer's man the Stranger | a right eejit | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **run off** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* (eejit = idiot) Was he? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention:t6:2 # text = (eejit = idiot) Was he? 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 eejit eejit NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 = = SYM SYM _ 4 punct _ _ 4 idiot idiot NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 4 punct _ _ 6 Was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | man | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} No: he was brave and polite and tried his best to help ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention:t6:o1:1 # text = No: he was brave and polite and tried his best to help 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 polite polite ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 tried try VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 9 obj _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | he | | | | | brave *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | he *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **try** | past | he *not said here* | his best | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, he never meant to help at all and only wanted to get away from the river ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention:t6:o2:1 # text = Yes, he never meant to help at all and only wanted to get away from the river 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 7 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 only only ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 xcomp _ _ 15 away away ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 16 from from ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **mean** | past | he | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | all | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **want** | past | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 4 | **get away** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | the river | | away *property* | vn withdraw-82-2 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from river=Source | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, he hit the ladies ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention:t6:o3:1 # text = Yes, he hit the ladies 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 hit hit 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 ladies lady NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hit** | past | he | the ladies | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lady=Co-Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Yes, he stole the spear ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:86-justso-first-letter-3-a-great-invention:t6:o4:1 # text = Yes, he stole the spear 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 stole steal 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 spear spear NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **steal** | past | he | the spear | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location spear=Theme | **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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