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title: Looking back: in the Armadillo story, who was told how to eat hedgeh… — Just So Stories, The Crab that Played… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in the Armadillo story, who was told how to eat hedgehogs and tortoises? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 90 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 1: the Eldest Magician and the sea that will not behave» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Test 11 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 1…

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Looking back: in the Armadillo story, who was told how to eat hedgehogs and tortoises?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Armadillo story · **What happens:** look back, tell, eat · **To what, where:** Armadillo story, hedgehogs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 90 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 1: the Eldest Magician and the sea that will not behave» 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/90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t11:1
# text = Looking back: in the Armadillo story, who was told how to eat hedgehogs and tortoises?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Armadillo	Armadillo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
15	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	tortoises	tortoise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in the Armadillo story | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in story=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | the Armadillo story |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Armadillo story *not said here* | hedgehogs and tortoises |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedgehog=Patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The Armadillo, by his Mother, who told him all about the Thorn-Forest feast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t11:o1:1
# text = The Armadillo, by his Mother, who told him all about the Thorn-Forest feast
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Armadillo	Armadillo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
14	Thorn	Thorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Forest	Forest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Armadillo's Mother |  | Armadillo |  |  | about the Forest feast; all *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about feast=Topic |

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

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Painted Jaguar, by his Mother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t11:o2:1
# text = Painted Jaguar, by his Mother
1	Painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Painted Jaguar, by his Father

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t11:o3:1
# text = Painted Jaguar, by his Father
1	Painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Painted Jaguar, by his Mother, who taught him to hunt them in the Thorn-Forest

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t11:o4:1
# text = Painted Jaguar, by his Mother, who taught him to hunt them in the Thorn-Forest
1	Painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	Thorn	Thorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Forest	Forest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Painted Jaguar by Jaguar's Mother |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | Painted Jaguar by Jaguar's Mother *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the Thorn Forest |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme in forest=Location |

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