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title: Mate, did you actually read the bit where Tuan turns into a salmon? — Irish Myths, Tuan mac Cairill, part 3:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, did you actually read the bit where Tuan turns into a salmon? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1035 «Irish Myths, Tuan mac Cairill, part 3: Tuan becomes a stag, a boar, a hawk, then a salmon» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Irish Myths, Tuan mac Cairill, part 3: Tuan becomes a stag…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mate, did you actually read the bit where Tuan turns into a salmon?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Tuan · **What happens:** read, turn · **To what, where:** bit, salmon

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1035 «Irish Myths, Tuan mac Cairill, part 3: Tuan becomes a stag, a boar, a hawk, then a salmon» 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/1035-pg2892-part3/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1035-pg2892-part3:t1:1
# text = Mate, did you actually read the bit where Tuan turns into a salmon?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
10	Tuan	Tuan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past · do-support | you | the bit |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **turn** | present | Tuan |  |  | a salmon |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into salmon=Trajectory |

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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 -->
Yeah, he dreams he's a stag and gallops, then wakes up as one

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1035-pg2892-part3:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he dreams he's a stag and gallops, then wakes up as one
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreams	dream	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stag	stag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	gallops	gallop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | he | a stag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **gallop** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **wake up** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | as one | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he dreams he's a bird and flies off, then wakes up as one

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1035-pg2892-part3:t1:o2:1
# text = Nah, he dreams he's a bird and flies off, then wakes up as one
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreams	dream	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | he | a bird |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fly off** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **wake up** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | as one | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he dreams he's a fish and drowns, then wakes up as one

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1035-pg2892-part3:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he dreams he's a fish and drowns, then wakes up as one
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreams	dream	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	drowns	drown	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | he | a fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drown** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wake up** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | as one | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he dreams he's a fish and drowns in some river, then wakes up as a fish in Ulster and his mates laugh at him for days

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1035-pg2892-part3:t1:o4:1
# text = Nah, he dreams he's a fish and drowns in some river, then wakes up as a fish in Ulster and his mates laugh at him for days
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreams	dream	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	drowns	drown	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
26	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
27	at	at	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obl	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | he | a fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drown** | present | he *not said here* |  |  | some river |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wake up** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | as a fish in Ulster | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **laugh** | present | Ulster's mates |  |  |  | day | at Ulster | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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