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description: Mate, so the prince's folks just told him to go find a bride somewhere else, yeah? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1665 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Prince Lindorm, part 54: the maiden breaks the lindorm's spell and the prince is freed» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Test 1 · ★ · Popular Tales from the Norse, Prince Lindorm, part 54: the…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mate, so the prince's folks just told him to go find a bride somewhere else, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mate · **What happens:** tell, go, find · **To what, where:** him, bride · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1665 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Prince Lindorm, part 54: the maiden breaks the lindorm's spell and the prince is freed» 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/1665-pg5615-part54/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:t1:1
# text = Mate, so the prince's folks just told him to go find a bride somewhere else, yeah?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	folks	folk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
17	else	else	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
19	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Mate and the prince's folks |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mate and the prince's folks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | Mate and the prince's folks *not said here* | a bride |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Topic |

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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 -->
Yeah, they told him to head off and find a bride in some other land across the sea

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, they told him to head off and find a bride in some other land across the sea
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	iobj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	across	across	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past | they |  | head |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient head=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | infinitive | they *not said here* | a bride |  | some other land across the sea |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, go wed a princess abroad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, go wed a princess abroad
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
4	wed	w	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **w** | past |  | a princess |  |  |  | abroad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, they just told him to wait at home until someone suitable came to the palace

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:t1:o3:1
# text = Nah, they just told him to wait at home until someone suitable came to the palace
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
13	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | they |  | 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 | they *not said here* |  |  | home |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location |
| 3 | **come** | past | someone |  |  | the palace |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to palace=Initial\_Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yep, go hunt for a bride in another land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:t1:o4:1
# text = Yep, go hunt for a bride in another land
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | hunt |  | another land |  | for a bride | tree rules |

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