--- title: Leo's dog chews the corner of his library book. He thinks about hidi… — The library and books · tree and pragmatics description: Leo's dog chews the corner of his library book. He thinks about hiding it. What is better? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 259 «The library and books» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/259-library-and-books/t2/) [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/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [The library and books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/259-library-and-books/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · The library and books Leo's dog chews the corner of his library book. He thinks about hiding it. What is better? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dog · **What happens:** chew, think, hide, be · **To what, where:** corner This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 259 «The library and books» of the everyday 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/everyday/259-library-and-books/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Leo's dog chews the corner of his library book. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:259-library-and-books:t2:1 # text = Leo's dog chews the corner of his library book. 1 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 chews chew VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 corner corner NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 9 library library NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **chew** | present | Leo's dog | the corner of dog's library book | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corner=Patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* He thinks about hiding it. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:259-library-and-books:t2:2 # text = He thinks about hiding it. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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 about about SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 hiding hide VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | dog | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **hide** | gerund | dog *not said here* | corner | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | *Sentence 3:* What is better? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:259-library-and-books:t2:3 # text = What is better? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Tell the librarian; hiding it is worse than paying ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:259-library-and-books:t2:o1:1 # text = Tell the librarian; hiding it is worse than paying 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 librarian librarian NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 5 hiding hide VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 csubj _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 worse bad ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 1 parataxis _ _ 9 than than SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 paying pay VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the librarian | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent librarian=Recipient | | 2 | **hide** | gerund | | librarian | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 3 | **is** | present | hiding | | | | | bad *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **pay** | gerund | hiding *not said here* | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Hide it and say he never borrowed it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:259-library-and-books:t2:o2:1 # text = Hide it and say he never borrowed it 1 Hide hide VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 borrowed borrow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **not** **borrow** | past | he | it | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Put it back on the shelf secretly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:259-library-and-books:t2:o3:1 # text = Put it back on the shelf secretly 1 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 shelf shelf NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 secretly secretly ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put back** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | the shelf | | secretly *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme on shelf=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} Blame another child who borrowed it before ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:259-library-and-books:t2:o4:1 # text = Blame another child who borrowed it before 1 Blame blame VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 3 det _ _ 3 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 borrowed borrow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 before before ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blame** | imperative | you *not said here* | another child | | | | | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme | | 2 | **borrow** | past | another child | child | | | | before *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | **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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