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title: so what's the deal with the glowy stick in the tunnel — Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: so what's the deal with the glowy stick in the tunnel Test 4 · ★ of lesson 883 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a frozen swallow while the field-mouse plans her wedding to the mole» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Test 4 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
so what's the deal with the glowy stick in the tunnel

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** deal

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 883 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a frozen swallow while the field-mouse plans her wedding to the mole» 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/883-pg27200-part94/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t4:1
# text = so what's the deal with the glowy stick in the tunnel
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	glowy	glowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the deal |  |  |  | with the glowy stick in the tunnel | 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.

## The options {#options}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's rotten wood that shines in the dark, like a torch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t4:o1:1
# text = it's rotten wood that shines in the dark, like a torch
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shines	shine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | rotten wood and a torch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shine** | present | rotten wood and a torch |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a magic stick the mole got from the swallow that shines in the dark tunnel

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t4:o2:1
# text = it's a magic stick the mole got from the swallow that shines in the dark tunnel
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stick	stick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	swallow	swallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	shines	shine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | present | it |  |  | the swallow |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | the mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **shine** | present | the swallow |  |  | the dark tunnel |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tunnel=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's dead bark that glows, like a torch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t4:o3:1
# text = it's dead bark that glows, like a torch
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | dead bark |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **glow** | present | dead bark |  |  |  |  | like a torch | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's rotten wood that shines in the dark, like a torch the mole lit himself earlier

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t4:o4:1
# text = it's rotten wood that shines in the dark, like a torch the mole lit himself earlier
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shines	shine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	lit	light	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
17	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obj	_	_
18	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | rotten wood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shine** | present | rotten wood |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |
| 3 | **light** | past | the mole | mole |  |  |  | like a torch; early *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Product |

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