--- title: Did the dragon's horse actually know the best way out? — Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Empero… · tree and pragmatics description: Did the dragon's horse actually know the best way out? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 1760 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prince frees a fish, a fox and a wolf, then serves the old woman» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1760-pg641-part11/t10/) [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/) / [Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Empero…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1760-pg641-part11/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prin… Did the dragon's horse actually know the best way out? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, know · **To what, where:** horse, best way This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 1760 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prince frees a fish, a fox and a wolf, then serves the old woman» 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/1760-pg641-part11/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t10:1 # text = Did the dragon's horse actually know the best way out? 1 Did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 actually actually ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 10 amod _ _ 10 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 out out ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | | the dragon's horse | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Eventuality | | 2 | **know** | present | | the best way | | | | actually, out *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus | 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} Nah, it wanted to stay with the empress ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t10:o1:1 # text = Nah, it wanted to stay with the empress 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 empress empress NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | it | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | with the empress | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with empress=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yeah, it told the dragon to fly over the hills ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t10:o2:1 # text = Yeah, it told the dragon to fly over the hills 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 fly fly VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 9 over over ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 hills hill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | it | | the dragon | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent dragon=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **fly** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | the hills | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over hill=Location | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Yeah, it told the dragon to eat first, then chase them ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t10:o3:1 # text = Yeah, it told the dragon to eat first, then chase them 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 9 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 12 advmod _ _ 12 chase chase VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 13 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | it | | the dragon | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent dragon=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | first *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **chase** | infinitive | | them *= they* | | | then | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Nah, it had no idea where to go, so the dragon had to follow the prince's tracks along the river and over the hills for days ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:t10:o4:1 # text = Nah, it had no idea where to go, so the dragon had to follow the prince's tracks along the river and over the hills for days 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 9 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 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 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 xcomp _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 19 's 's PART POS _ 18 case _ _ 20 tracks track NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obj _ _ 21 along along ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 25 over over ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 hills hill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 conj _ _ 28 for for ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | it | no idea | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient | | 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | | no idea *not said here* | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **have** | past | the dragon | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **follow** | to-infinitive | the dragon *not said here* | the prince's tracks | | the river and the hills | day | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent track=Theme along river=Trajectory | **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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