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title: It is given that Tegumai uttered «Ssh!» while thinking. Select the r… — Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that Tegumai uttered «Ssh!» while thinking. Select the response most consistent with the sign adopted. Exam question 3 of lesson 87 «Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 1: a carp-fish's mouth, a tail, an egg and a snake» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 3 · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 1: a carp…

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It is given that Tegumai uttered «Ssh!» while thinking. Select the response most consistent with the sign adopted.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Tegumai, you · **What happens:** give, utter, think, select, adopt · **To what, where:** It, Ssh, response, sign

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 87 «Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 1: a carp-fish's mouth, a tail, an egg and a snake» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that Tegumai uttered «Ssh!» while thinking.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:e3:1
# text = It is given that Tegumai uttered «Ssh!» while thinking.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	uttered	utter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Ssh	Ssh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **utter** *speech: other* | past | Tegumai | Ssh |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ssh=Topic |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | Tegumai *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response most consistent with the sign adopted.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:e3:2
# text = Select the response most consistent with the sign adopted.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **adopt** | participle |  | the sign *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A bee, because bees buzz by the cave door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:e3:o1:1
# text = A bee, because bees buzz by the cave door
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	buzz	buzz	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buzz** | present | bees | a bee *not said here* |  |  |  | by the cave door | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bee=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A fish, since fish splash in the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:e3:o2:1
# text = A fish, since fish splash in the water
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	since	since	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	splash	splash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **splash** | present | a fish since fish |  |  | the water |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A bear, since bears growl in the deep woods

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:e3:o3:1
# text = A bear, since bears growl in the deep woods
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	since	since	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	growl	growl	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **growl** | present | a bear since bears |  |  |  |  | in the deep woods | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in wood=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A snake, being the creature that makes such a noise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:e3:o4:1
# text = A snake, being the creature that makes such a noise
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	11	det:predet	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | gerund |  | the creature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | the creature | such noise |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product |

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