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# Test 3 · ★★ · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 3: «the A…

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«The easier we make our sound-pictures the better.» Why is Tegumai right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we, Tegumai · **What happens:** make, be · **To what, where:** sound pictures

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This is test 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. 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «The easier we make our sound-pictures the better.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t3:1
# text = «The easier we make our sound-pictures the better.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | present | we | our sound pictures |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Product |

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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:* Why is Tegumai right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t3:2
# text = Why is Tegumai right?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Tegumai |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Simple signs are quick to write and hard to mix up when the Tribe reads them at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t3:o1:1
# text = Simple signs are quick to write and hard to mix up when the Tribe reads them at night
1	Simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Tribe	Tribe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Simple signs |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | to-infinitive | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **be** |  | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **mix up** | to-infinitive | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **read** | present | the Tribe | signs *= sign* |  |  | night |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Simple signs are slow to draw but clear to read

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t3:o2:1
# text = Simple signs are slow to draw but clear to read
1	Simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	clear	clear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Simple signs |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** | to-infinitive | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **clear** | infinitive | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **read** | to-infinitive | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Hard signs are quick to draw and easy to mix up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t3:o3:1
# text = Hard signs are quick to draw and easy to mix up
1	Hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Hard signs |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** | to-infinitive | Hard signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **be** |  | Hard signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **mix up** | to-infinitive | Hard signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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

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Simple signs are quick to write and hard to mix up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t3:o4:1
# text = Simple signs are quick to write and hard to mix up
1	Simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Simple signs |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | to-infinitive | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **be** |  | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **mix up** | to-infinitive | Simple signs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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