--- title: fr, what was the deal with that dead sailor and his thumb? — Jurgen, Jurgen, part 175: a boy rides… · tree and pragmatics description: fr, what was the deal with that dead sailor and his thumb? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 964 «Jurgen, Jurgen, part 175: a boy rides to a funeral, then sails out and sees a Spanish city» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/964-pg27200-part175/t4/) [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/) / [Jurgen, Jurgen, part 175: a boy rides…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/964-pg27200-part175/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · Jurgen, Jurgen, part 175: a boy rides to a funeral, then s… fr, what was the deal with that dead sailor and his thumb? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fr · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** deal This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 964 «Jurgen, Jurgen, part 175: a boy rides to a funeral, then sails out and sees a Spanish city» 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/964-pg27200-part175/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:964-pg27200-part175:t4:1 # text = fr, what was the deal with that dead sailor and his thumb? 1 fr fr NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 deal deal NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 9 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 sailor sailor NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 thumb thumb NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | fr | the deal | | | | with that dead sailor and his thumb | tree rules | 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} the peasants dug him up, found his thumb in his mouth, and the oxen dragged him to the sea, far away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:964-pg27200-part175:t4:o1:1 # text = the peasants dug him up, found his thumb in his mouth, and the oxen dragged him to the sea, far away 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 peasants peasant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 dug dig VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 thumb thumb NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 oxen ox NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nsubj _ _ 17 dragged drag VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 18 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 24 advmod _ _ 24 away away ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dig up** | past | the peasants | him *= he* | | | | away *property* | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Instrument | | 2 | **find** | past | the peasants *not said here* | his thumb | | his mouth | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thumb=Topic | | 3 | **drag** | past | the oxen | him *= he* | | the sea | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to sea=Destination | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} the peasants dug him up, found his thumb in his mouth, and the oxen dragged him to the sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:964-pg27200-part175:t4:o2:1 # text = the peasants dug him up, found his thumb in his mouth, and the oxen dragged him to the sea 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 peasants peasant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 dug dig VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 thumb thumb NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 oxen ox NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nsubj _ _ 17 dragged drag VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 18 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dig up** | past | the peasants | him *= he* | | | | | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Instrument | | 2 | **find** | past | the peasants *not said here* | his thumb | | his mouth | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thumb=Topic | | 3 | **drag** | past | the oxen | him *= he* | | the sea | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to sea=Destination | ### Option 3 {#o3} the priest blessed him, and the oxen carried him to the church ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:964-pg27200-part175:t4:o3:1 # text = the priest blessed him, and the oxen carried him to the church 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 priest priest NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 blessed bless VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 oxen ox NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 9 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bless** | past | the priest | him *= he* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **carry** | past | the oxen | priest | | the church | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to church=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} the peasants dug him up at night, found his thumb in his mouth, and the oxen dragged him back to the sea over the heath ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:964-pg27200-part175:t4:o4:1 # text = the peasants dug him up at night, found his thumb in his mouth, and the oxen dragged him back to the sea over the heath 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 peasants peasant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 dug dig VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 thumb thumb NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 oxen ox NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nsubj _ _ 19 dragged drag VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 20 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 back back ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 25 over over ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 heath heath NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dig up** | past | the peasants | him *= he* | | | night | | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Instrument | | 2 | **find** | past | the peasants *not said here* | his thumb | | his mouth | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thumb=Topic | | 3 | **drag back** | past | the oxen | him *= he* | | the heath | | to the sea | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to sea=Destination | **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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