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title: did Virgilius get rich from the tower idea? — Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgili… · tree and pragmatics
description: did Virgilius get rich from the tower idea? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1814 «Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, gets the magic books, and faces his foes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 11 · ★ · Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, g…

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did Virgilius get rich from the tower idea?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Virgilius · **What happens:** get

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1814 «Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, gets the magic books, and faces his foes» 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/1814-pg641-part65/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:t11:1
# text = did Virgilius get rich from the tower idea?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	Virgilius	Virgilius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past · do-support | Virgilius |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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Yes, he sold tickets to every merchant in Rome who wanted to listen to their neighbours' secrets

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:t11:o1:1
# text = Yes, he sold tickets to every merchant in Rome who wanted to listen to their neighbours' secrets
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	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	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	secrets	secret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | he | tickets | every merchant in Rome |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme to merchant=Recipient |
| 2 | **want** | past | every merchant in Rome |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **listen** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | every merchant in Rome *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to tickets's neighbours's secrets | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to secret=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, the emperor paid him handsomely for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:t11:o2:1
# text = Yes, the emperor paid him handsomely for it
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	handsomely	handsomely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | the emperor | him *= he* |  |  |  | for it; handsomely *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Asset for it=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No, he just built it to hear everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:t11:o3:1
# text = No, he just built it to hear everything
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	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	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product |
| 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, he built it only to spy on the emperor and never told a single soul what he heard there

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:t11:o4:1
# text = No, he built it only to spy on the emperor and never told a single soul what he heard there
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	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	built	build	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	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	spy	spy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	obj	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product |
| 2 | **spy** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on the emperor | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | past | he *not said here* | a single soul |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent soul=Recipient what=Topic |
| 4 | **hear** | past | he |  |  | there |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

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