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description: did the dead dad just help because he felt like it, or was there a reason? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 466 «Russian Folk-Tales, Princess Helena the Fair: Vanya wins the princess on his dead father's magic horse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 9 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, Princess Helena the Fair: Vanya wins t…

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did the dead dad just help because he felt like it, or was there a reason?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he, reason · **What happens:** do, help, feel, be · **To what, where:** dead dad

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 466 «Russian Folk-Tales, Princess Helena the Fair: Vanya wins the princess on his dead father's magic horse» 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/466-pg22373-part58/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:466-pg22373-part58:t9:1
# text = did the dead dad just help because he felt like it, or was there a reason?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the dead dad |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Eventuality |
| 2 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **feel** | past | he |  |  |  |  | like it | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like it=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | a reason |  |  |  |  | there *property* | 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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he didn't help at all, the horse just came by itself out of the woods when the son was crying there

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:466-pg22373-part58:t9:o1:1
# text = he didn't help at all, the horse just came by itself out of the woods when the son was crying there
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
23	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **help** | past · do-support | he |  |  | all |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | past | the horse |  |  | the woods |  | by horse | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme out wood=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | the son |  |  | there |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he helped because his kid was in trouble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:466-pg22373-part58:t9:o2:1
# text = he helped because his kid was in trouble
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | his kid |  |  | trouble |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he helped because the son had obeyed him and wanted to reward the boy for reading all those prayers at the grave

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:466-pg22373-part58:t9:o3:1
# text = he helped because the son had obeyed him and wanted to reward the boy for reading all those prayers at the grave
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	obeyed	obey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	reward	reward	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	19	det	_	_
19	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **obey** | past · perfect · passive |  | the son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **reward** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  | the boy |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient |
| 5 | **read** | gerund | he *not said here* | all prayers |  | the grave |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent prayer=Theme at grave=Value |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he helped because the king told him to

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:466-pg22373-part58:t9:o4:1
# text = he helped because the king told him to
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the king |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

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