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title: Why does the Prince finally just go for it, then? — Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does the Prince finally just go for it, then? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1455 «Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince dives into the river as a crab» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Test 12 · ★ · Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince…

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Why does the Prince finally just go for it, then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Prince · **What happens:** go

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1455 «Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince dives into the river as a crab» 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/1455-pg503-part42/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:t12:1
# text = Why does the Prince finally just go for it, then?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · do-support | the Prince |  |  |  | then | for it; finally *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for it=Beneficiary |

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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}

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Cos the swallows told him the maiden was gone and there's no point living now, so he's off, mate

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:t12:o1:1
# text = Cos the swallows told him the maiden was gone and there's no point living now, so he's off, mate
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	12	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
15	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past |  |  | him *= he* |  |  | cos the swallows; mate *vocative* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | past | the maiden |  |  |  |  | gone *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | present | no point |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **live** | gerund | no point *not said here* |  |  |  | now |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos death beats endless sadness, bruv

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:t12:o2:1
# text = Cos death beats endless sadness, bruv
1	Cos	cos	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	beats	beat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	endless	endless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | present | Cos death | endless sadness and bruv |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sadness=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos he reckons dying is better than being sad forever, and he can't stand it any more, bruv, innit

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:t12:o3:1
# text = Cos he reckons dying is better than being sad forever, and he can't stand it any more, bruv, innit
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
4	dying	die	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	ccomp	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
9	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
10	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	any	any	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **die** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | forever, sad *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **stand** | can | he | it |  |  |  | bruv and innit *obl* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Cos he got fed up of waiting, mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:t12:o4:1
# text = Cos he got fed up of waiting, mate
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADV	7	advmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed up** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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