--- title: why'd the sailors even open those bags? — Tanglewood, The Dragon's Teeth, part 2… · tree and pragmatics description: why'd the sailors even open those bags? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 2061 «Tanglewood, The Dragon's Teeth, part 20: Cadmus sets the five dragon-born warriors to build a city, finds a magic palace, and meets Harmonia» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2061-pg976-part20/t8/) [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, The Dragon's Teeth, part 2…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2061-pg976-part20/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Tanglewood, The Dragon's Teeth, part 20: Cadmus sets the f… why'd the sailors even open those bags? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 2061 «Tanglewood, The Dragon's Teeth, part 20: Cadmus sets the five dragon-born warriors to build a city, finds a magic palace, and meets Harmonia» 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/2061-pg976-part20/#t8). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2061-pg976-part20:t8:1 # text = why'd the sailors even open those bags? 1 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd 'd PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 sailors sailor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 even even ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 bags bag NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} they wanted to check the winds ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2061-pg976-part20:t8:o1:1 # text = they wanted to check the winds 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 check check VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 winds wind NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | they | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **check** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | the winds | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} they hoped the bags would bring them a fair wind home ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2061-pg976-part20:t8:o2:1 # text = they hoped the bags would bring them a fair wind home 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 hoped hope VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bags bag NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 11 home home ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hope** | past | they | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **bring** | would | the bags | them *= they* | | | | home *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent they=Destination wind=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} they thought the bags held gold and treasure that the king had hidden from them ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2061-pg976-part20:t8:o3:1 # text = they thought the bags held gold and treasure that the king had hidden from them 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bags bag NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 held hold VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 treasure treasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 14 from from ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | they | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **hold** | past | the bags | gold and treasure | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme | | 3 | **hide** | past · perfect · passive | | the king | | | | from bags *= bag* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient from they=Beneficiary | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} they thought there was treasure inside ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2061-pg976-part20:t8:o4:1 # text = they thought there was treasure inside 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 4 expl _ _ 4 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 treasure treasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 6 inside inside ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | they | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **be** | past | treasure | | | there | | inside *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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