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title: ★★★ Careful: on the second night, why does the Woman laugh at Wild H… — Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked b… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Careful: on the second night, why does the Woman laugh at Wild Horse's question «where is Wild Dog?» Test 16 · ★ of lesson 93 «Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked by Himself, part 1: the First Friend and the First Servant» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Test 16 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked by Himself, part 1: t…

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★★★ Careful: on the second night, why does the Woman laugh at Wild Horse's question «where is Wild Dog?»

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Woman, Wild Horse · **What happens:** laugh, be, question · **To what, where:** question, Wild Dog

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This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 93 «Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked by Himself, part 1: the First Friend and the First Servant» 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/93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant/#t16).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t16:1
# text = ★★★ Careful: on the second night, why does the Woman laugh at Wild Horse's question «where is Wild Dog?»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	18	flat	_	_
18	Horse	Horse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	25	advmod	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	25	flat	_	_
25	Dog	Dog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present · do-support | the Woman |  |  | Wild Horse's question |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | Wild Dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **question** |  | Wild Horse |  |  |  |  |  | nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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She knows he really came for the grass, not for the Dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t16:o1:1
# text = She knows he really came for the grass, not for the Dog
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | past | he |  |  |  |  | for the grass; for the Dog | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She knows the Dog is not coming back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t16:o2:1
# text = She knows the Dog is not coming back
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **come back** | present · progressive | the Dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She thinks he is funny

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t16:o3:1
# text = She thinks he is funny
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She knows he really wants the Dog to hunt for him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t16:o4:1
# text = She knows he really wants the Dog to hunt for him
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **want** | present | he | the Dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hunt** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for Dog | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for he=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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