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title: Looking back: in the Whale story, which spot in the sea is «Fifty No… — Just So Stories, The Crab that Played… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in the Whale story, which spot in the sea is «Fifty North and Forty West»? Test 12 · ★ 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 
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# Test 12 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 1…

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Looking back: in the Whale story, which spot in the sea is «Fifty North and Forty West»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Whale story, Looking · **What happens:** look back, spot, be · **To what, where:** Fifty

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This is test 12 · ★ 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in the Whale story, which spot in the sea is «Fifty North and Forty West»?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	csubj	_	_
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	Whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	spot	spot	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
17	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Forty	Forty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in the Whale story | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in story=Theme |
| 2 | **spot** | present | the Whale story |  |  |  |  | in the sea | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sea=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Looking | Fifty |  |  |  | North West *nmod:unmarked* | 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 {#o1}

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Where the shipwrecked Mariner sat on his small raft, far from any land at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t12:o1:1
# text = Where the shipwrecked Mariner sat on his small raft, far from any land at all
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	shipwrecked	shipwreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	Mariner	Mariner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	raft	raft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shipwreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sit** | past | the shipwrecked Mariner |  |  | Mariner's small raft |  | from any land at all | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on raft=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Where the shipwrecked Mariner sat on his raft and the Whale came up beside him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t12:o2:1
# text = Where the shipwrecked Mariner sat on his raft and the Whale came up beside him
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	shipwrecked	shipwreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	Mariner	Mariner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	raft	raft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	up	up	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shipwreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sit** | past | the shipwrecked Mariner |  |  | Mariner's raft |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on raft=Location |
| 3 | **come up** | past | the Whale |  |  |  |  | beside Mariner | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beside he=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Where the Mariner's ship first sank down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t12:o3:1
# text = Where the Mariner's ship first sank down
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Mariner	Mariner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
7	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sink down** | past | the Mariner's ship |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

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Where the shipwrecked Mariner sat on his raft

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t12:o4:1
# text = Where the shipwrecked Mariner sat on his raft
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	shipwrecked	shipwreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	Mariner	Mariner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	raft	raft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shipwreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sit** | past | the shipwrecked Mariner |  |  | Mariner's raft |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on raft=Location |

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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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