--- title: is trusty john allowed to just leave the king on the boat? — Grimm, Trusty John, part 69: the King… · tree and pragmatics description: is trusty john allowed to just leave the king on the boat? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 1482 «Grimm, Trusty John, part 69: the King sees the golden picture, and the ship sails off with the Princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1482-pg503-part69/t12/) [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, Trusty John, part 69: the King…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1482-pg503-part69/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Grimm, Trusty John, part 69: the King sees the golden pict… is trusty john allowed to just leave the king on the boat? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** trusty john · **What happens:** be, allow, leave · **To what, where:** trusty john, king, boat This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1482 «Grimm, Trusty John, part 69: the King sees the golden picture, and the ship sails off with the Princess» 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/1482-pg503-part69/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1482-pg503-part69:t12:1 # text = is trusty john allowed to just leave the king on the boat? 1 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 trusty trusty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 john john NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 6 just just ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 on on ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | trusty john | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **allow** | participle · passive | | trusty john | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | trusty john *not said here* | the king | | the boat | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent king=Theme on boat=Location | 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} yeah, he's supposed to fetch the Princess ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1482-pg503-part69:t12:o1:1 # text = yeah, he's supposed to fetch the Princess 1 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 supposed suppose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 fetch fetch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **suppose** | present · passive | | he | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme | | 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | | the Princess | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} yeah, he told him to wait on the boat and get everything ready for the Princess while he goes ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1482-pg503-part69:t12:o2:1 # text = yeah, he told him to wait on the boat and get everything ready for the Princess while he goes 1 yeah yeah 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 told tell 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 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 13 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 12 obj _ _ 14 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 xcomp _ _ 15 for for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 18 while while SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | he | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **wait** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | the boat | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on boat=Location | | 3 | **get** | infinitive | he *not said here* | everything | | | | ready *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus | | 4 | **go** | present | he | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} yeah, he's just going to the market ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1482-pg503-part69:t12:o3:1 # text = yeah, he's just going to the market 1 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 just just ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 market market NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present · progressive | he | | | the market | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to market=Initial\_Location | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} yeah, he told him to wait and get everything ready ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1482-pg503-part69:t12:o4:1 # text = yeah, he told him to wait and get everything ready 1 yeah yeah 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 told tell 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 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 10 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 9 obj _ _ 11 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | he | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **wait** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **get** | infinitive | he *not said here* | everything | | | | ready *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus | **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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