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title: Did Sentaro ever go back to the island, mate? — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Paper Crane:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did Sentaro ever go back to the island, mate? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1355 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Paper Crane: Sentaro reaches Perpetual Life, tires of it, and wakes from a dream» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 12 · ★ · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Paper Crane: Sentaro reaches Per…

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Did Sentaro ever go back to the island, mate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sentaro · **What happens:** go back

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1355 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Paper Crane: Sentaro reaches Perpetual Life, tires of it, and wakes from a dream» 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/1355-pg4018-part15/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1355-pg4018-part15:t12:1
# text = Did Sentaro ever go back to the island, mate?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	Sentaro	Sentaro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | past · do-support | Sentaro |  |  |  | ever | to the island and mate *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to island=Result |

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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 -->
Nah, he went home and stayed put, but he sent letters back to the island every year.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1355-pg4018-part15:t12:o1:1
# text = Nah, he went home and stayed put, but he sent letters back to the island every year.
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **send back** | past | he | letters |  | the island | year |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme to island=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he went home and stayed put

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1355-pg4018-part15:t12:o2:1
# text = Nah, he went home and stayed put
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he went back once to see the islanders and then left for good.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1355-pg4018-part15:t12:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he went back once to see the islanders and then left for good.
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	islanders	islander	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | past | he |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the islanders |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer islander=Stimulus |
| 3 | **leave** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | for good | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for good=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he went home at last and stayed put, and never saw the island or the crane again.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1355-pg4018-part15:t12:o4:1
# text = Nah, he went home at last and stayed put, and never saw the island or the crane again.
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	crane	crane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	again	again	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  | last |  | home *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at last=Location |
| 2 | **stay** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **see** | past | he *not said here* | the island or the crane |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer island=Stimulus |

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