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title: Looking back: in part 1, what did the Man say the sea did to his can… — Just So Stories, The Crab that Played… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in part 1, what did the Man say the sea did to his canoe when it ran out? Test 14 · ★★ 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, with the dependency tree and
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# Test 14 · ★★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3…

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Looking back: in part 1, what did the Man say the sea did to his canoe when it ran out?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Man, sea, canoe · **What happens:** look back, say, do, run out · **To what, where:** part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 14 · ★★ 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/#t14).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t14:1
# text = Looking back: in part 1, what did the Man say the sea did to his canoe when it ran out?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	canoe	canoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the Man | part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | past | the sea |  |  |  |  | to sea's canoe | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **run out** | past | canoe |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Left only mud and upset it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t14:o1:1
# text = Left only mud and upset it
1	Left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	upset	upset	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | mud |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mud=Theme |
| 2 | **upset** | infinitive |  | mud |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dragged it into the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t14:o2:1
# text = Dragged it into the sea
1	Dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drag** | past |  | it |  | the sea |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Left only mud and weed, and upset it, and then the Moon came down to help

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t14:o3:1
# text = Left only mud and weed, and upset it, and then the Moon came down to help
1	Left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	weed	weed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	upset	upset	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	down	down	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle | the Moon *not said here* | mud and weed |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mud=Theme |
| 2 | **upset** | infinitive | the Moon *not said here* | weed |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 3 | **come down** | past | the Moon |  |  |  | then | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **help** | to-infinitive | the Moon *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Left only mud, and then upset it, and the Man had to walk home

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t14:o4:1
# text = Left only mud, and then upset it, and the Man had to walk home
1	Left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	upset	upset	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	home	home	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle | you *not said here* | mud |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mud=Theme |
| 2 | **upset** | imperative | you *not said here* | mud |  |  | then |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 3 | **have** | past | the Man |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **walk** | to-infinitive | the Man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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