--- title: did his mum tell him he could go soon? — Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1… · tree and pragmatics description: did his mum tell him he could go soon? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 2043 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to lift a heavy rock that his mother says hides the way to Athens» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2043-pg976-part2/t11/) [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/) / [Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2043-pg976-part2/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to l… did his mum tell him he could go soon? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mum, he · **What happens:** tell, go · **To what, where:** him · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 2043 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to lift a heavy rock that his mother says hides the way to Athens» 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/2043-pg976-part2/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t11:1 # text = did his mum tell him he could go soon? 1 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 tell tell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 iobj _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 9 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | his mum | | him *= he* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **go** | could | he | | | | | soon *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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, she said not till he moves that rock, and even then he must ask his grandfather first ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t11:o1:1 # text = Nah, she said not till he moves that rock, and even then he must ask his grandfather first 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 6 till till SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 moves move VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 13 even even ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 17 advmod _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 grandfather grandfather NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 20 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 17 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | past | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **move** | present | he | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | must | he | | his grandfather | | then | first *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grandfather=Recipient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Yeah, she said he could leave tomorrow morning with a horse and a sword from the palace armoury ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t11:o2:1 # text = Yeah, she said he could leave tomorrow morning with a horse and a sword from the palace armoury 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl:unmarked _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 16 from from ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 18 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 compound _ _ 19 armoury armoury NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **leave** | could | he | | | the palace armoury | morning | with a horse and a sword | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from armoury=Initial\_Location | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Nah, she said not till he moves that rock ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t11:o3:1 # text = Nah, she said not till he moves that rock 1 Nah nah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 6 till till SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 moves move VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 9 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 10 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | past | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **move** | present | he | that rock | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent rock=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yeah, once he gets his new sword, bro ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2043-pg976-part2:t11:o4:1 # text = Yeah, once he gets his new sword, bro 1 Yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 once once SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | he | his new sword and bro | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sword=Stimulus | **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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