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title: Yo, did the youth have any money left for the dowry? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did the youth have any money left for the dowry? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1643 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new helpers join the ship and the king's fleet is blinded by fog» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 9 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new he…

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Yo, did the youth have any money left for the dowry?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** youth · **What happens:** do, have, leave · **To what, where:** money

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1643 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new helpers join the ship and the king's fleet is blinded by fog» 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/1643-pg5615-part32/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:t9:1
# text = Yo, did the youth have any money left for the dowry?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	youth	youth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | the youth | any money |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |
| 3 | **leave** | participle |  | any money *not said here* |  |  |  | for the dowry | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for dowry=Recipient |

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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}

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Nope, he spent all of it building the ship and then he had to borrow from the hermit

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:t9:o1:1
# text = Nope, he spent all of it building the ship and then he had to borrow from the hermit
1	Nope	nope	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	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
8	building	build	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hermit	hermit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Goal |
| 2 | **build** | gerund | all | the ship |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ship=Product |
| 3 | **have** | past | he |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **borrow** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  | the hermit |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from hermit=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he saved some coins for later

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:t9:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he saved some coins for later
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	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | he | some coins |  |  |  | late *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nope, he spent every last coin on building the ship and buying the sailors' food

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:t9:o3:1
# text = Nope, he spent every last coin on building the ship and buying the sailors' food
1	Nope	nope	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	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	building	build	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | he | every last coin |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Asset |
| 2 | **build** | gerund | he *not said here* | the ship |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ship=Product |
| 3 | **buy** | gerund | he *not said here* | the sailors's food |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nope, he spent it all building the ship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:t9:o4:1
# text = Nope, he spent it all building the ship
1	Nope	nope	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	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
7	building	build	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |
| 2 | **build** | gerund | he *not said here* | the ship |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ship=Product |

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