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title: fr the river part, horatius prayed to a river like it's his bff — Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge:… · tree and pragmatics
description: fr the river part, horatius prayed to a river like it's his bff Test 8 · ★ of lesson 352 «Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge: Horatius holds the bridge alone and saves Rome from Porsena's army» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 8 · ★ · Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge: Horatius holds the…

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fr the river part, horatius prayed to a river like it's his bff

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fr part horatius, horatius · **What happens:** pray, be

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 352 «Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge: Horatius holds the bridge alone and saves Rome from Porsena's army» 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/352-pg18442-part12/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t8:1
# text = fr the river part, horatius prayed to a river like it's his bff
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	horatius	horatius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	prayed	pray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	bff	bff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pray** | past | fr part horatius |  |  |  |  | to a river | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | horatius |  |  |  |  | like his bff | 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}

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he asked the river to carry his boat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t8:o1:1
# text = he asked the river to carry his boat
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he | the river |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent river=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **carry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the river *not said here* | his boat |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he called on the tiber to keep his life safe as he dove into the deep and muddy water

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t8:o2:1
# text = he called on the tiber to keep his life safe as he dove into the deep and muddy water
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tiber	tiber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	dove	dove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
16	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | he |  |  | the tiber |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his life |  | the deep water |  | as dove; safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he called on the tiber to keep his life safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t8:o3:1
# text = he called on the tiber to keep his life safe
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tiber	tiber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | he |  |  | the tiber |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his life |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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he called on the tiber to keep his life safe and then leaped down with his armor and shield

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t8:o4:1
# text = he called on the tiber to keep his life safe and then leaped down with his armor and shield
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tiber	tiber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	leaped	leap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	down	down	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	armor	armor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | he |  |  | the tiber |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his life |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 3 | **leap down** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | with his armor and shield | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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