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title: did he really want to break the tree, or was he just being dramatic? — pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128:… · tree and pragmatics
description: did he really want to break the tree, or was he just being dramatic? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 917 «pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly, is turned away, and finds the apple-tree still bearing fruit» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Test 7 · ★ · pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly…

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did he really want to break the tree, or was he just being dramatic?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** do, want, break, be · **To what, where:** tree

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 917 «pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly, is turned away, and finds the apple-tree still bearing fruit» 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/917-pg27200-part128/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t7:1
# text = did he really want to break the tree, or was he just being dramatic?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
15	dramatic	dramatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **want** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **break** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the tree |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tree=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | dramatic *property* | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He was super mad and said it, but he didn't do it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t7:o1:1
# text = He was super mad and said it, but he didn't do it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	super	super	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | mad, super *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **do** | past · do-support | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was just joking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t7:o2:1
# text = He was just joking
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | past · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He meant it and did break a branch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t7:o3:1
# text = He meant it and did break a branch
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | He | it |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **break** | past · do-support | He *not said here* | a branch |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer branch=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was angry, but never really meant it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t7:o4:1
# text = He was angry, but never really meant it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **mean** | past |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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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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