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title: Ella from Boston: «wicked cool that a beaver made the Everglades.» (… — Just So Stories, The Crab that Played… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ella from Boston: «wicked cool that a beaver made the Everglades.» (wicked = very) What is the real story? Test 6 · ★ 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
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# Test 6 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 1…

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Ella from Boston: «wicked cool that a beaver made the Everglades.» (wicked = very) What is the real story?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** beaver, wicked · **What happens:** make, be · **To what, where:** Everglades, real story

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ella from Boston: «wicked cool that a beaver made the Everglades.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t6:1
# text = Ella from Boston: «wicked cool that a beaver made the Everglades.»
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Boston	Boston	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	beaver	beaver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Everglades	Everglade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | past | a beaver | the Everglades |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everglade=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:* (wicked = very) What is the real story?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t6:2
# text = (wicked = very) What is the real story?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | wicked | the real story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A beaver's dam, long ago

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t6:o1:1
# text = A beaver's dam, long ago
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beaver	beaver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Beavers dammed the river and the grass grew

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t6:o2:1
# text = Beavers dammed the river and the grass grew
1	Beavers	beaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dammed	dam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dam** | past | Beavers | the river |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent river=Destination |
| 2 | **grow** | past | the grass |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Rain and water flowing south over flat land made the «river of grass»; no beavers live there

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t6:o3:1
# text = Rain and water flowing south over flat land made the «river of grass»; no beavers live there
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	south	south	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	beavers	beaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
20	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund | water *not said here* |  |  | flat land |  | south *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over land=Location |
| 2 | **make** | past | Rain and water | the river of grass |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset river=Product |
| 3 | **live** | present | no beavers |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beavers built dams that flooded the flat land and made a long marsh of grass there

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician:t6:o4:1
# text = Beavers built dams that flooded the flat land and made a long marsh of grass there
1	Beavers	beaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dams	dam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	flooded	flood	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Beavers | dams |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dam=Product |
| 2 | **flood** | past | dams | the flat land |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent land=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | past | Beavers *not said here* | a long marsh of grass |  | there |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset marsh=Product |

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