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title: In a cartoon a panda says "wǒ kě le" and is given a sandwich. What's… — Hungry, tired, shy, excited · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a panda says "wǒ kě le" and is given a sandwich. What's wrong? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 17 «Hungry, tired, shy, excited» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 8 · ★ · Hungry, tired, shy, excited

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In a cartoon a panda says "wǒ kě le" and is given a sandwich. What's wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** panda · **What happens:** say, give, be · **To what, where:** wǒ kě le, cartoon, sandwich · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 17 «Hungry, tired, shy, excited» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/17-hungry-tired-shy-excited/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a panda says "wǒ kě le" and is given a sandwich.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:17-hungry-tired-shy-excited:t8:1
# text = In a cartoon a panda says "wǒ kě le" and is given a sandwich.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	panda	panda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	wǒ	wǒ	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	compound	_	_
9	kě	kě	X	FW	_	10	compound	_	_
10	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a panda | wǒ kě le |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent le=Theme in cartoon=Manner |
| 2 | **give** | present · passive | a panda *not said here* | a sandwich |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: sandwich=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:17-hungry-tired-shy-excited:t8:2
# text = What's wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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kě means sleepy, he needed bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:17-hungry-tired-shy-excited:t8:o1:1
# text = kě means sleepy, he needed bed
1	kě	kě	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | kě |  |  |  |  | sleepy *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **need** | past | kě | bed |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bed=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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kě means shy, he needed a hug

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:17-hungry-tired-shy-excited:t8:o2:1
# text = kě means shy, he needed a hug
1	kě	kě	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hug	hug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | kě |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **need** | past | kě | a hug |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot hug=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, kě means hungry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:17-hungry-tired-shy-excited:t8:o3:1
# text = Nothing, kě means hungry
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	kě	kě	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Nothing kě |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
kě is thirsty, he needed a drink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:17-hungry-tired-shy-excited:t8:o4:1
# text = kě is thirsty, he needed a drink
1	kě	kě	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | kě |  |  |  |  | thirsty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | past | kě | a drink |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drink=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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