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title: is Ole a cringe guy or what, the way he talks? — Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper… · tree and pragmatics
description: is Ole a cringe guy or what, the way he talks? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 929 «Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talks about boulders, the wild ride to Amack and falling stars» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talk…

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is Ole a cringe guy or what, the way he talks?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ole · **What happens:** be, talk · **To what, where:** cringe guy, way

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 929 «Andersen's Tales, Ole the Tower-Keeper, part 140: Ole talks about boulders, the wild ride to Amack and falling stars» 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/929-pg27200-part140/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:t5:1
# text = is Ole a cringe guy or what, the way he talks?
1	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	Ole	Ole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ole | a cringe guy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | present | Ole | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent way=Patient |

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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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yeah, super cringe honestly, a grumpy old tower guy who talks about boulders forever and never stops

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:t5:o1:1
# text = yeah, super cringe honestly, a grumpy old tower guy who talks about boulders forever and never stops
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	super	super	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	boulders	boulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | a grumpy old tower guy |  |  |  |  | about boulders; forever *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about boulder=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | present | a grumpy old tower guy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he's kinda sweet, a bit of a grump

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:t5:o2:1
# text = nah, he's kinda sweet, a bit of a grump
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grump	grump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | a bit of a grump *obl*; kinda, sweet *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he's kinda funny, a bit of a grumpy old tower guy

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:t5:o3:1
# text = nah, he's kinda funny, a bit of a grumpy old tower guy
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | a bit of a grumpy old tower guy *obl*; funny, kinda *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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nah, he's kinda funny and wise, just a bit of a grumpy old tower guy who loves his books

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:929-pg27200-part140:t5:o4:1
# text = nah, he's kinda funny and wise, just a bit of a grumpy old tower guy who loves his books
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | funny, kinda *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **love** | present | a grumpy old tower guy | his books |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer book=Stimulus |

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