--- title: Wait, why did the king send for her dad anyway? — Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Wait, why did the king send for her dad anyway? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 723 «Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl outwits the king and saves her father» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/723-pg2435-part63/t2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/723-pg2435-part63/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl… Wait, why did the king send for her dad anyway? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait, do · **To what, where:** king send This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 723 «Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl outwits the king and saves her father» 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/723-pg2435-part63/#t2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t2:1 # text = Wait, why did the king send for her dad anyway? 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 4 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 send send NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 11 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **do** | past | you *not said here* | the king send | | | | for her dad; anyway *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent send=Eventuality | 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} Cos the king fancied his cloth, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t2:o1:1 # text = Cos the king fancied his cloth, innit 1 Cos cos SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 fancied fancy VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 cloth cloth NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fancy** | past | the king | king's cloth and innit | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cloth=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Cos the king heard his daughter was clever and wanted her to marry one of his friends, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t2:o2:1 # text = Cos the king heard his daughter was clever and wanted her to marry one of his friends, innit 1 Cos cos SCONJ IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 clever clever ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 marry marry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 14 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 obj _ _ 15 of of 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 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | the king | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | past | king's daughter | | | | | clever *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **want** | past | the king *not said here* | her *= she* | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | one of king's friends | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Cos he wanted him to do a job, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t2:o3:1 # text = Cos he wanted him to do a job, innit 1 Cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|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 _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | Cos | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | a job | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} Cos the king needed someone to fetch a rare stone from the mountains, lol, and dad was the only merchant brave enough ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:t2:o4:1 # text = Cos the king needed someone to fetch a rare stone from the mountains, lol, and dad was the only merchant brave enough 1 Cos cos SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 needed need VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 4 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 fetch fetch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 rare rare ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 mountains mountain NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 lol lol INTJ UH _ 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 18 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 19 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 only only ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 23 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 24 enough enough ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | past | the king | someone | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **fetch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | someone *not said here* | a rare stone | | the mountains | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent stone=Theme from mountain=Source | | 3 | **is a** | past | dad | the only merchant | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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