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title: what do Tristan and Isolda have to do with Anthony? — pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128:… · tree and pragmatics
description: what do Tristan and Isolda have to do with Anthony? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 917 «pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly, is turned away, and finds the apple-tree still bearing fruit» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 8 · ★ · pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly…

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what do Tristan and Isolda have to do with Anthony?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tristan · **What happens:** be, have, do

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 917 «pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly, is turned away, and finds the apple-tree still bearing fruit» 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/917-pg27200-part128/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t8:1
# text = what do Tristan and Isolda have to do with Anthony?
1	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	Tristan	Tristan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Isolda	Isolda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | Tristan and Isolda |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | Tristan and Isolda *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Anthony | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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 thought their love would end well for him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t8:o1:1
# text = He thought their love would end well for him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **end** | would | their love |  |  |  |  | for him *= he*; well *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **love** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He wished his story had their tragic ending

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t8:o2:1
# text = He wished his story had their tragic ending
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	tragic	tragic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | his story | their tragic ending |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient |
| 3 | **end** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He read their story and decided to write his own tragic ballad about lovers in Eisenach

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t8:o3:1
# text = He read their story and decided to write his own tragic ballad about lovers in Eisenach
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	tragic	tragic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ballad	ballad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	lovers	lover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Eisenach	Eisenach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | He | their story |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic |
| 2 | **decide** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **write** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his own tragic ballad |  | Eisenach |  | about lovers | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ballad=Theme in eisenach=Destination |

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

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He thought their sad story might be like his, but it wasn't

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:t8:o4:1
# text = He thought their sad story might be like his, but it wasn't
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He | their sad story |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot story=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | might | their sad story *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like his *= he* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **be** | past | story |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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