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title: Zoe from Cape Town: «lekker, so Daddy was annoyed by the game?» (lek… — Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was… · tree and pragmatics
description: Zoe from Cape Town: «lekker, so Daddy was annoyed by the game?» (lekker = great) Put it right. Test 14 · ★ 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 dependency tree and pra
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# Test 14 · ★ · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 1: a carp…

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Zoe from Cape Town: «lekker, so Daddy was annoyed by the game?» (lekker = great) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Daddy, lekker · **What happens:** be, put · **To what, where:** game

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This is test 14 · ★ 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. 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/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Zoe from Cape Town: «lekker, so Daddy was annoyed by the game?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t14:1
# text = Zoe from Cape Town: «lekker, so Daddy was annoyed by the game?»
1	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	Cape	Cape	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Town	Town	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	lekker	lekker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	Daddy	Daddy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Daddy |  |  |  |  | by the game; annoyed *property* | tree rules |

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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:* (lekker = great) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t14:2
# text = (lekker = great) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lekker	lekker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | lekker | game |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No: he was «quite incited too», his eyes shining with excitement

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t14:o1:1
# text = No: he was «quite incited too», his eyes shining with excitement
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	incited	incite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
13	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incite** *in a quote* | past · passive | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **shine** | gerund | his incited eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with excitement | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with excitement=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No: he was quite bored, and his face looked grumpy all afternoon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t14:o2:1
# text = No: he was quite bored, and his face looked grumpy all afternoon
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | bored *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | past | no bored |  |  |  | afternoon | grumpy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes: he was quite annoyed by the game and his eyes were dark with anger at Taffy's loud drawing and noise

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t14:o3:1
# text = Yes: he was quite annoyed by the game and his eyes were dark with anger at Taffy's loud drawing and noise
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	Taffy	Taffy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  | Taffy's loud drawing and noise |  | by the game; annoyed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | his eyes |  |  |  |  | with anger; dark *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **draw** |  | Taffy |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes: he was quite annoyed, his face red and his voice loud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t14:o4:1
# text = Yes: he was quite annoyed, his face red and his voice loud
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | annoyed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | his face |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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