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title: Did Grandad want him to walk to Athens, innit? — The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus l… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★ · The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Did Grandad want him to walk to Athens, innit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Grandad, him · **What happens:** want, walk, innit · **To what, where:** him, Athens

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 2044 «The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone, finds his father's sword and sandals, and sets out for 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/2044-pg976-part3/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t4:1
# text = Did Grandad want him to walk to Athens, innit?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Athens	Athens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past · do-support | Grandad | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  | Athens |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to athens=Result |
| 3 | **innit** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he told him to take a boat, cos the roads are full of nasty robbers

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t4:o1:1
# text = Nah, he told him to take a boat, cos the roads are full of nasty robbers
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	cos	co	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | he |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a boat |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |
| 3 | **co** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | the roads |  |  |  |  | of nasty robbers; full *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he said go by boat, roads are dodgy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t4:o2:1
# text = Nah, he said go by boat, roads are dodgy
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by boat | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by boat=Location |
| 3 | **is** | present | roads |  |  |  |  | dodgy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he wanted him to walk all the way there, but the roads were fine, honestly

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t4:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he wanted him to walk all the way there, but the roads were fine, honestly
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	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	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | all way |  | there |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | the roads |  |  |  |  | fine, honestly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, but only with some guards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t4:o4:1
# text = Yeah, but only with some guards
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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