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title: Ivy: «they made the whole alphabet in like five minutes, slay.» (sla… — Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ivy: «they made the whole alphabet in like five minutes, slay.» (slay = brilliant) Put it right. Test 1 · ★★ 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, with the dependency
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 3: «the A…

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Ivy: «they made the whole alphabet in like five minutes, slay.» (slay = brilliant) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, you · **What happens:** make, slay, put · **To what, where:** whole alphabet, alphabet

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This is test 1 · ★★ 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. 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/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ivy: «they made the whole alphabet in like five minutes, slay.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t1:1
# text = Ivy: «they made the whole alphabet in like five minutes, slay.»
1	Ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | past | they | the whole alphabet |  |  | minute | Ivy *vocative* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset alphabet=Product |
| 2 | **slay** *in a quote* | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: 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:* (slay = brilliant) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t1:2
# text = (slay = brilliant) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slay	slay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
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	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | you *not said here* | alphabet |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It took about two thousand years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t1:o1:1
# text = It took about two thousand years
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It |  |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It took an afternoon, an evening and the whole next day, with many people helping

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t1:o2:1
# text = It took an afternoon, an evening and the whole next day, with many people helping
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
17	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It |  |  |  | afternoon; evening |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | gerund | many people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It took an afternoon, an evening and the whole next day, and they drew it in smoke

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t1:o3:1
# text = It took an afternoon, an evening and the whole next day, and they drew it in smoke
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It |  |  |  | afternoon; evening |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **draw** | past | they | it |  | smoke |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in smoke=Destination |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It took an afternoon, an evening and the whole next day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t1:o4:1
# text = It took an afternoon, an evening and the whole next day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It |  |  |  | afternoon; evening |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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