--- title: What did he offer the thieves about the pastor? — Grimm, Thumbling, part 21: a tiny boy… · tree and pragmatics description: What did he offer the thieves about the pastor? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 118 «Grimm, Thumbling, part 21: a tiny boy is sold, escapes, and offers to help thieves rob a pastor» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/118-pg11027-part21/t6/) [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/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Grimm, Thumbling, part 21: a tiny boy…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/118-pg11027-part21/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Grimm, Thumbling, part 21: a tiny boy is sold, escapes, an… What did he offer the thieves about the pastor? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** offer · **To what, where:** thieves This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 118 «Grimm, Thumbling, part 21: a tiny boy is sold, escapes, and offers to help thieves rob a pastor» 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/118-pg11027-part21/#t6). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:118-pg11027-part21:t6:1 # text = What did he offer the thieves about the pastor? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 offer offer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 thieves thief NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 pastor pastor NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **offer** | past · do-support | he | the thieves | | | | about the pastor | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent what=Goal thief=Theme | 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} He would help them get the gold ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:118-pg11027-part21:t6:o1:1 # text = He would help them get the gold 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | would | He | them *= they* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 2 | **get** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | the gold | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gold=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He could help them, I got you ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:118-pg11027-part21:t6:o2:1 # text = He could help them, I got you 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | could | He | them *= they* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary | | 2 | **get** | past | I | you | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} He told them he could help them grab all the pastor's silver, gold, and jewelry through the window ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:118-pg11027-part21:t6:o3:1 # text = He told them he could help them grab all the pastor's silver, gold, and jewelry through the window 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 iobj _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 grab grab VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 13 det:predet _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 pastor pastor NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 jewelry jewelry NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 19 through through ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He | | them *= they* | the window | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **help** | could | he | them *= they* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 3 | **grab** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | the pastor's silver and gold | | | | | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silver=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He offered to steal the pastor's horse and cart and drive them to the market himself ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:118-pg11027-part21:t6:o4:1 # text = He offered to steal the pastor's horse and cart and drive them to the market himself 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 offered offer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 steal steal VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pastor pastor NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 cart cart NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 drive drive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 13 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 market market NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 17 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 16 nmod:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **offer** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **steal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the pastor's horse and cart | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location horse=Theme | | 3 | **drive** | infinitive | He *not said here* | horse | | the market pastor | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme to market=Trajectory | **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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