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title: Tom's dad gave him a sword, but what was it really? — Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Tom's dad gave him a sword, but what was it really? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 124 «Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Thumb, part 27: the Frog becomes a Prince, Henry's bands break, and Tom Thumb ends up in a cow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 6 · ★ · Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Thumb, part 27: the Fr…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom's dad gave him a sword, but what was it really?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dad · **What happens:** give, be · **To what, where:** sword, Tom

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 124 «Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Thumb, part 27: the Frog becomes a Prince, Henry's bands break, and Tom Thumb ends up in a cow» 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/124-pg11027-part27/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:t6:1
# text = Tom's dad gave him a sword, but what was it really?
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	parataxis	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
13	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Tom's dad | a sword | Tom |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient sword=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | sword |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
A tiny silver sword with a jeweled hilt that his father had bought from a merchant

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:t6:o1:1
# text = A tiny silver sword with a jeweled hilt that his father had bought from a merchant
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	jeweled	jewel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	hilt	hilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	bought	buy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jewel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | past · perfect · passive |  | a jeweled hilt |  | a merchant |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from merchant=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long needle tipped with red wax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:t6:o2:1
# text = A long needle tipped with red wax
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	tipped	tip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | participle |  | a long needle *not said here* |  |  |  | with red wax | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A darning needle with sealing wax on top

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:t6:o3:1
# text = A darning needle with sealing wax on top
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	darning	darning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	sealing	sealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A real steel blade in a leather scabbard with a brass guard and a red tassel

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:t6:o4:1
# text = A real steel blade in a leather scabbard with a brass guard and a red tassel
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	scabbard	scabbard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	brass	brass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tassel	tassel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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