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title: so the old beggar gets a go, right? and the nobles just let him? — Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow conte… · tree and pragmatics
description: so the old beggar gets a go, right? and the nobles just let him? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 561 «Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming» 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 was wrong.
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# Test 2 · ★ · Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
so the old beggar gets a go, right? and the nobles just let him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old beggar, nobles · **What happens:** get, let · **To what, where:** go, beggar

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 561 «Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming» 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/561-pg22381-part67/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:t2:1
# text = so the old beggar gets a go, right? and the nobles just let him?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	go	go	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	nobles	noble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the old beggar | a go |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer go=Stimulus |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | the nobles | beggar |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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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, they mocked him loudly until the king's son finally stepped in between them

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:t2:o1:1
# text = nah, they mocked him loudly until the king's son finally stepped in between them
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mocked	mock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
15	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mock** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **step** | past | the king's son |  |  |  |  | in them *= they*; finally *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in they=Trajectory |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, they mocked him till Telemachus stepped in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:t2:o2:1
# text = nah, they mocked him till Telemachus stepped in
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mocked	mock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	Telemachus	Telemachus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mock** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **step in** | past | Telemachus |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, they gave him a turn, sure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:t2:o3:1
# text = yeah, they gave him a turn, sure
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | they | a turn | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient turn=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah they let him, but only after a long argument that nobody could settle

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:t2:o4:1
# text = yeah they let him, but only after a long argument that nobody could settle
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	15	nsubj	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	settle	settle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | they | a long argument | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient argument=Theme |
| 2 | **settle** | could | a long argument |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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