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title: Why'd the Prince nick Elfin's reward, though? — Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why'd the Prince nick Elfin's reward, though? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 655 «Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 8 · ★ · Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats…

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Why'd the Prince nick Elfin's reward, though?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nick Elfin · **What happens:** reward

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 655 «Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle» 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/655-pg23661-part23/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:t8:1
# text = Why'd the Prince nick Elfin's reward, though?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	nick	Nick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reward** |  | the nick Elfin |  |  |  |  |  | nom reward «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 never meant to keep his word from the very start, because he thought a pig keeper meant nothing

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:t8:o1:1
# text = He never meant to keep his word from the very start, because he thought a pig keeper meant nothing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	keeper	keeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
20	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his word |  | the start |  |  | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer word=Beneficiary from start=Eventuality |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **mean** | past | a pig keeper | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
| 5 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He never meant to keep his word, and he thought Elfin was too poor to complain about it

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:t8:o2:1
# text = He never meant to keep his word, and he thought Elfin was too poor to complain about it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	complain	complain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his word |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | Elfin |  |  |  |  | poor *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **complain** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | Elfin *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about word | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
| 6 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He forgot about the promise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:t8:o3:1
# text = He forgot about the promise
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | He |  |  |  |  | about the promise | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He never meant to keep his word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:t8:o4:1
# text = He never meant to keep his word
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his word |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 3 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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