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title: why did the admiral act all keen on the horses? — Andersen's Tales, Waldemar Daa and His… · tree and pragmatics
description: why did the admiral act all keen on the horses? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 1028 «Andersen's Tales, Waldemar Daa and His Daughters, part 239: the forest is felled, the ship is never sold, and the gold-making ends in smoke» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Test 7 · ★ · Andersen's Tales, Waldemar Daa and His Daughters, part 239…

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why did the admiral act all keen on the horses?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** admiral · **What happens:** do, act

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1028 «Andersen's Tales, Waldemar Daa and His Daughters, part 239: the forest is felled, the ship is never sold, and the gold-making ends in smoke» 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/1028-pg27200-part239/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1028-pg27200-part239:t7:1
# text = why did the admiral act all keen on the horses?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	admiral	admiral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** | present | the admiral |  |  |  |  | keen *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
he needed the horses for the king and wanted a deal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1028-pg27200-part239:t7:o1:1
# text = he needed the horses for the king and wanted a deal
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past | he | the horses |  |  |  | for the king | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot horse=Theme |
| 2 | **want** | past | he *not said here* | a deal |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot deal=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he wanted to hint for the horses, trying to get a deal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1028-pg27200-part239:t7:o2:1
# text = he wanted to hint for the horses, trying to get a deal
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	hint	hint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hint** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the horses | vn say-37.7-1-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **try** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a deal |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer deal=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he wanted a free ride home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1028-pg27200-part239:t7:o3:1
# text = he wanted a free ride home
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he | a free ride |  |  |  | home *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot ride=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he wanted to hint for the horses, trying to get a deal, since he had no gold left at home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1028-pg27200-part239:t7:o4:1
# text = he wanted to hint for the horses, trying to get a deal, since he had no gold left at home
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	hint	hint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hint** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the horses | vn say-37.7-1-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **try** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a deal |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer deal=Stimulus |
| 5 | **have** | past | he | no gold |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Patient |
| 6 | **leave** | participle |  | no gold *not said here* |  | home |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at home=Location |

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