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title: It is given that the T-sound was represented by a family group. Sele… — Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the T-sound was represented by a family group. Select the response most consistent with the subsequent development of that sign. Exam question 3 of lesson 89 «Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 3: «the Alphabet, all complete», and how letters really began» of the books
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# Exam question 3 · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 3: «the A…

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It is given that the T-sound was represented by a family group. Select the response most consistent with the subsequent development of that sign.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** family group, you · **What happens:** give, represent, select, develop · **To what, where:** It, T sound, response, sign

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 89 «Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 3: «the Alphabet, all complete», and how letters really began» 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/89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the T-sound was represented by a family group.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:e3:1
# text = It is given that the T-sound was represented by a family group.
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	_	10	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	T	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	represented	represent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | **represent** | past · passive | a family group | the T sound |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme |

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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 subsequent development of that sign.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:e3:2
# text = Select the response most consistent with the subsequent development of that sign.
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	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	development	development	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 | **develop** |  |  | that sign |  |  |  |  | nom development «act transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A round snake with arms folded tight across its body

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:e3:o1:1
# text = A round snake with arms folded tight across its body
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fold** | participle |  | arms *not said here* |  | snake's body |  | tight *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It became a thin figure of Tegumai with his arms outstretched

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:e3:o2:1
# text = It became a thin figure of Tegumai with his arms outstretched
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	outstretched	outstretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | It | a thin figure of Tegumai |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **outstretch** | past | Tegumai's arms |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **figure** |  |  | Tegumai |  |  |  |  | nom figure «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It became a thin figure of Tegumai with his arms outstretched, drawn many times over on the cave wall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:e3:o3:1
# text = It became a thin figure of Tegumai with his arms outstretched, drawn many times over on the cave wall
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	outstretched	outstretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
16	over	over	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | It | a thin figure of Tegumai |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **outstretch** | past | Tegumai's arms |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **draw over** | participle |  |  |  | the cave wall | time | over *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on wall=Destination |
| 4 | **figure** |  |  | Tegumai |  |  |  |  | nom figure «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It became a thin figure of Tegumai with his arms outstretched, and then the family group came back again

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:e3:o4:1
# text = It became a thin figure of Tegumai with his arms outstretched, and then the family group came back again
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	outstretched	outstretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	back	back	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	again	again	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | It | a thin figure of Tegumai |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **outstretch** | past | Tegumai's arms |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come back** | past | the family group |  |  |  | then; again |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **figure** |  |  | Tegumai |  |  |  |  | nom figure «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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