--- title: Looking back: which earlier tale also ended with the hero getting a… — Just So Stories, The Crab that Played… · tree and pragmatics description: Looking back: which earlier tale also ended with the hero getting a useful new body part, though he did not ask for it in that way? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 92 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3: the Moon pulls the sea, and how tides really work» of the books course of Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Just So Stories, The Crab that Played…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3… Looking back: which earlier tale also ended with the hero getting a useful new body part, though he did not ask for it in that way? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hero, he · **What happens:** look back, tale, end, get, not ask · **To what, where:** useful new body part, way This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 92 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3: the Moon pulls the sea, and how tides really work» 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/92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t11:1 # text = Looking back: which earlier tale also ended with the hero getting a useful new body part, though he did not ask for it in that way? 1 Looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 2 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 5 earlier early ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 6 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 also also ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 ended end VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 hero hero NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 14 useful useful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 15 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 16 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 19 though though SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 21 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 22 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 23 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 24 for for ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obl _ _ 26 in in ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 28 det _ _ 28 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look back** | gerund | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **tale** | | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **end** | past | | | | | | with the hero | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with hero=Subeventuality | | 4 | **get** | gerund | the hero *not said here* | a useful new body part | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer part=Stimulus | | 5 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | past · do-support | he | | | that way | | for part | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} The Elephant's Child, with his trunk ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t11:o1:1 # text = The Elephant's Child, with his trunk 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Elephant Elephant PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 Child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 with with 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 trunk trunk NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 appos _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} The Sun-Bird, with his feathers, though he had not asked for a new tail ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t11:o2:1 # text = The Sun-Bird, with his feathers, though he had not asked for a new tail 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 Sun Sun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Bird Bird PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 with with 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 feathers feather NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 though though SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 13 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 acl:relcl _ _ 15 for for ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | past · perfect | he | the Sun Bird and his feathers *not said here* | | | | for a new tail | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bird=Recipient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The Elephant's Child, with his nose ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t11:o3:1 # text = The Elephant's Child, with his nose 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Elephant Elephant PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 Child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 with with 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 nose nose NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} The Elephant's Child, with his long new trunk, which he asked for ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t11:o4:1 # text = The Elephant's Child, with his long new trunk, which he asked for 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Elephant Elephant PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 Child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 8 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 9 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 trunk trunk NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 obj _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 15 for for ADP IN _ 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Elephant's Child and Elephant's long new trunk | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent which=Recipient | **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. 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