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title: So what's the next tale about, then? — Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a… · tree and pragmatics
description: So what's the next tale about, then? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 351 «Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befriends a lion and wins his freedom in Rome» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice 
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# Test 11 · ★ · Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befri…

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So what's the next tale about, then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** next tale

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 351 «Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befriends a lion and wins his freedom in Rome» 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/351-pg18442-part11/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:t11:1
# text = So what's the next tale about, then?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the next tale |  |  | then |  | 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 {#o1}

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Regulus returns to Carthage and faces the cruel Carthaginian generals in the fortress

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:t11:o1:1
# text = Regulus returns to Carthage and faces the cruel Carthaginian generals in the fortress
1	Regulus	Regulus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Carthage	Carthage	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	faces	face	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	Carthaginian	Carthaginian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	generals	general	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fortress	fortress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | Regulus |  | Carthage |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to carthage=Result |
| 2 | **face** | present | Regulus *not said here* | the cruel Carthaginian generals |  |  |  | in the fortress | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent general=Destination in fortress=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The tale of Horatius holding the bridge against the whole Etruscan army from Lars Porsena

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:t11:o2:1
# text = The tale of Horatius holding the bridge against the whole Etruscan army from Lars Porsena
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Horatius	Horatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	Etruscan	Etruscan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Lars	Lars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	Porsena	Porsena	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund | the tale of Horatius *not said here* | the bridge |  | the whole Etruscan army from Lars |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme against army=Location |
| 2 | **tell** |  | Horatius |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Horatius and the army at the gate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:t11:o3:1
# text = Horatius and the army at the gate
1	Horatius	Horatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Horatius and the Etruscans at the Tiber

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:t11:o4:1
# text = Horatius and the Etruscans at the Tiber
1	Horatius	Horatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Etruscans	Etruscan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Tiber	Tiber	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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

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