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title: the retainer, was he a proper goodie or what — Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the D… · tree and pragmatics
description: the retainer, was he a proper goodie or what Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1667 «Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther, part 56: the jackal tricks the dove, then the heron, and finds the panther's den» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 9 · ★ · Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the retainer, was he a proper goodie or what

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** retainer · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** proper goodie

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1667 «Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther, part 56: the jackal tricks the dove, then the heron, and finds the panther's den» 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/1667-pg5615-part56/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t9:1
# text = the retainer, was he a proper goodie or what
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	retainer	retainer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	goodie	goodie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the retainer | a proper goodie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah he saved the queen and the princes so he was dead loyal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t9:o1:1
# text = yeah he saved the queen and the princes so he was dead loyal
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | he | the queen and the princes |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | loyal *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah he was dead sneaky because he took the queen's jewels and then left the whole family to fend for themselves

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t9:o2:1
# text = nah he was dead sneaky because he took the queen's jewels and then left the whole family to fend for themselves
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	fend	fend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | sneaky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | past | he | the queen's jewels |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jewel=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | past | he *not said here* | the whole family |  |  | then |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Theme |
| 4 | **fend** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for jewels *= jewel* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah he saved the queen and the princes by burning a sheep and two lambs instead so he was dead loyal and proper brave

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t9:o3:1
# text = yeah he saved the queen and the princes by burning a sheep and two lambs instead so he was dead loyal and proper brave
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
17	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	_
24	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | he | the queen and the princes |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme |
| 2 | **burn** | gerund | he *not said here* | a sheep and two lambs |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | brave, loyal *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah he was just doing what the stepmother told him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1667-pg5615-part56:t9:o4:1
# text = nah he was just doing what the stepmother told him
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the stepmother |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic |

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