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title: ★★★ Careful: which sign did Tegumai draw first, the very first time,… — Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Careful: which sign did Tegumai draw first, the very first time, for ah? Test 17 · ★ 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 pragmatics of the que
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# Test 17 · ★ · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 1: a carp…

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★★★ Careful: which sign did Tegumai draw first, the very first time, for ah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sign · **What happens:** draw

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This is test 17 · ★ 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/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t17:1
# text = ★★★ Careful: which sign did Tegumai draw first, the very first time, for ah?
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	amod	_	_
16	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past · do-support | which sign |  |  |  | time | first *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taffy drew a snake first, then Tegumai drew the carp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t17:o1:1
# text = Taffy drew a snake first, then Tegumai drew the carp
1	Taffy	Taffy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
8	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	carp	carp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | Taffy | a snake |  |  |  | first *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snake=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | past | Tegumai | the carp |  |  | then |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carp=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Taffy drew a fish-mouth, then Daddy drew one with a feeler, and then the tail was drawn last of all by Mia

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t17:o2:1
# text = Taffy drew a fish-mouth, then Daddy drew one with a feeler, and then the tail was drawn last of all by Mia
1	Taffy	Taffy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	Daddy	Daddy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	feeler	feeler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
22	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	nmod	_	_
25	by	by	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | Taffy | a fish mouth |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | past | Daddy | one |  |  | then | with a feeler | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 3 | **draw** | past · passive | Mia | the tail |  |  | then | last *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
None: Taffy drew the first ah-sign, then Daddy drew a better one

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t17:o3:1
# text = None: Taffy drew the first ah-sign, then Daddy drew a better one
1	None	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Taffy	Taffy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
7	ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	Daddy	Daddy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	amod	_	_
16	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | None | the first sign |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | past | Daddy | a better one |  |  | then |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tegumai drew a carp's mouth first, then Taffy drew a better one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:87-justso-alphabet-1-a-carp-fishs-mouth:t17:o4:1
# text = Tegumai drew a carp's mouth first, then Taffy drew a better one
1	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	carp	carp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
10	Taffy	Taffy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | Tegumai | a carp's mouth |  |  |  | first *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | past | Taffy | a better one |  |  | then |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

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