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title: Why does Wild Dog become the «First Friend»? — Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked b… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does Wild Dog become the «First Friend»? Test 2 · ★ 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 and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 2 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Cat that Walked by Himself, part 1: t…

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Why does Wild Dog become the «First Friend»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Wild Dog · **What happens:** become · **To what, where:** First Friend

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This is test 2 · ★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t2:1
# text = Why does Wild Dog become the «First Friend»?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	4	flat	_	_
4	Dog	Dog	PROPN	NNP	_	5	nsubj	_	_
5	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	Friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present · do-support | Wild Dog | the First Friend |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 {#o1}

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He hunts the sheep and chases the Cat away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t2:o1:1
# text = He hunts the sheep and chases the Cat away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunts	hunt	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	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	chases	chase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | present | He | the sheep |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme |
| 2 | **chase away** | present | He *not said here* | the Cat |  |  |  | away *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He sees the Woman's magic, then agrees to hunt, guard and bark for ever in return for roast bones

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t2:o2:1
# text = He sees the Woman's magic, then agrees to hunt, guard and bark for ever in return for roast bones
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	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	Woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	bark	bark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | He | the Woman's magic |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer magic=Stimulus |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hunt** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **guard** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **bark** | infinitive |  |  |  | return for roast bones |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for ever=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He agrees to help the Man hunt and guard the Cave, and he is named friend because he chooses it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t2:o3:1
# text = He agrees to help the Man hunt and guard the Cave, and he is named friend because he chooses it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
17	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	xcomp	_	_
18	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	chooses	choose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the Man |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent man=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **hunt** *not said to happen* | infinitive | the Man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **guard** | infinitive | the Man *not said here* | the Cave |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **name** | present · passive |  | Man |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 6 | **choose** | present | Man | Cave |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He agrees to help hunt and guard, for roast bones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant:t2:o4:1
# text = He agrees to help hunt and guard, for roast bones
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | He |  |  |  |  | for roast bones | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **hunt** *not said to happen* | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **guard** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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