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title: yo, did jurgen really grab clara and swim for it, or nah? — Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the E… · tree and pragmatics
description: yo, did jurgen really grab clara and swim for it, or nah? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 968 «Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the Eel-Breeder, part 179: the shipwreck and Clara's death» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 1 · ★ · Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the Eel-Breeder, part 179…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yo, did jurgen really grab clara and swim for it, or nah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** jurgen · **What happens:** do, grab, swim · **To what, where:** clara

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 968 «Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the Eel-Breeder, part 179: the shipwreck and Clara's death» 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/968-pg27200-part179/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:t1:1
# text = yo, did jurgen really grab clara and swim for it, or nah?
1	yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	jurgen	jurgen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	grab	grab	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	clara	clara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grab** | present | jurgen | clara |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clara=Theme |
| 3 | **swim** | present | jurgen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for clara | vn run-51.3.2-1 «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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he left her floating and swam off alone toward the distant lights of the harbor

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:t1:o1:1
# text = nah, he left her floating and swam off alone toward the distant lights of the harbor
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	harbor	harbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | he | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | gerund | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **swim off** | past | he *not said here* |  |  | the distant lights of the harbor |  | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme toward light=Trajectory |
| 4 | **light** |  |  | the harbor |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he held her tight and kept swimming

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:t1:o2:1
# text = yeah, he held her tight and kept swimming
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | he | her tight swimming |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swimming=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **swim** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom swimming «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he clutched her close and swam for the shore until exhausted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:t1:o3:1
# text = yeah, he clutched her close and swam for the shore until exhausted
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	clutched	clutch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clutch** | past | he | her close |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent close=Theme |
| 2 | **swim** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the shore | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **exhaust** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he dropped her in the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:t1:o4:1
# text = nah, he dropped her in the water
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | he | her *= she* |  | the water |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme in water=Destination |

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