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title: Wait, so the old dude had to go to school at his age? — Russian Fairy Tales, The Old Man Who W… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, so the old dude had to go to school at his age? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1124 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Old Man Who Went to School: an old man is sent to school, a nobleman gives him a purse, and his sons are tricked» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 2 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, The Old Man Who Went to School: an ol…

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Wait, so the old dude had to go to school at his age?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, old dude · **What happens:** wait, have, go · **To what, where:** age

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1124 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Old Man Who Went to School: an old man is sent to school, a nobleman gives him a purse, and his sons are tricked» 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/1124-pg29672-part30/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1124-pg29672-part30:t2:1
# text = Wait, so the old dude had to go to school at his age?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | the old dude |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | the old dude *not said here* |  |  |  | at dude's age | to school | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, his sons forced him, pretty rough tho

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1124-pg29672-part30:t2:o1:1
# text = Yeah, his sons forced him, pretty rough tho
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tho	tho	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past | his sons |  | him *= he* |  |  | rough tho *obl* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, his sons made him go to school and he had to learn his letters before he died

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1124-pg29672-part30:t2:o2:1
# text = Yeah, his sons made him go to school and he had to learn his letters before he died
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | his sons | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  | school |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **have** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **learn** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his letters |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic |
| 5 | **die** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 6 | **letter** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, his kids made him, lowkey so cringe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1124-pg29672-part30:t2:o3:1
# text = Yeah, his kids made him, lowkey so cringe
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	cringe	cringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | his kids | him *= he* |  |  |  | lowkey *obl*; cringe *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, his kids dragged him to school even though he was almost dead and could barely walk

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1124-pg29672-part30:t2:o4:1
# text = Yeah, his kids dragged him to school even though he was almost dead and could barely walk
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drag** | past | his kids | him *= he* |  | school |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to school=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | almost, dead *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk** | could | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | barely *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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