--- title: Your mate goes "easy, there's four nouns in 'the dog chased the cat… — Grammar puzzles, part one · tree and pragmatics description: Your mate goes "easy, there's four nouns in 'the dog chased the cat into the garden', 'cos 'chased' is a thing." What's wrong? 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What's wrong? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, four nouns, dog, garden · **What happens:** go, be, chase · **To what, where:** cat, cos, thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 11 «Grammar puzzles, part one» of the language 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/language/11-grammar-puzzles-part-one/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your mate goes "easy, there's four nouns in 'the dog chased the cat into the garden', 'cos 'chased' is a thing." ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:11-grammar-puzzles-part-one:t1:1 # text = Your mate goes "easy, there's four nouns in 'the dog chased the cat into the garden', 'cos 'chased' is a thing." 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 easy easy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 8 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 9 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 10 nummod _ _ 10 nouns noun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 11 in in SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 chased chase VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 into into ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 garden garden NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ', ', PART POS _ 20 dep _ _ 22 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 24 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 chased chase VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 25 punct _ _ 27 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 cop _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | Your mate | | | | | easy *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **does** *in a quote* | present | four nouns | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **chase** *in a quote* | past | the dog | the cat | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme | | 4 | **chase** *in a quote* | participle | | cos *not said here* | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the garden | a thing | | | | | 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. *Sentence 2:* What's wrong? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:11-grammar-puzzles-part-one:t1:2 # 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 _ _ ``` | # | 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} There are 2 nouns, garden is a place ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:11-grammar-puzzles-part-one:t1:o1:1 # text = There are 2 nouns, garden is a place 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 2 expl _ _ 2 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 nouns noun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 garden garden NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **does** | present | 2 nouns and a place | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | present | garden | a place | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} There are 5 nouns, 'into' is one too ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:11-grammar-puzzles-part-one:t1:o2:1 # text = There are 5 nouns, 'into' is one too 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 2 expl _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 3 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 nouns noun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 into into ADP IN _ 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 11 too too ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | one | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Chased is a verb; there are 3 nouns ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:11-grammar-puzzles-part-one:t1:o3:1 # text = Chased is a verb; there are 3 nouns 1 Chased chase VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 aux:pass _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 verb verb NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 7 expl _ _ 7 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 8 3 3 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 nouns noun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **chase** | present · passive | | | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme» | | 2 | **does** | present | 3 nouns | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nothing, there are 4 nouns ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:11-grammar-puzzles-part-one:t1:o4:1 # text = Nothing, there are 4 nouns 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 4 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 4 expl _ _ 4 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 4 4 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 nouns noun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **does** | present | 4 nouns | | | there | | Nothing *vocative* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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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