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title: Which individual perpetrated the slaughter of the junior poets, and… — Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds o… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which individual perpetrated the slaughter of the junior poets, and by what name was he known? Exam question 2 of lesson 1039 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, part 7: Fionn is spared by the robber Fiacuil and carried off to his marsh den» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 2 · Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, part 7: Fio…

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Which individual perpetrated the slaughter of the junior poets, and by what name was he known?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** individual · **What happens:** perpetrate, know, slaughter · **To what, where:** slaughter, name, junior poets

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1039 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, part 7: Fionn is spared by the robber Fiacuil and carried off to his marsh den» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/1039-pg2892-part7/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e2:1
# text = Which individual perpetrated the slaughter of the junior poets, and by what name was he known?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	perpetrated	perpetrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	slaughter	slaughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	junior	junior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	poets	poet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	parataxis	_	_
14	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perpetrate** | past | which individual | the slaughter of the junior poets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | past · passive |  | name |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **slaughter** |  |  | the junior poets |  |  |  |  | nom slaughter «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Fiacuil mac Cona, the great robber who came out of Leinster to kill them all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e2:o1:1
# text = Fiacuil mac Cona, the great robber who came out of Leinster to kill them all
1	Fiacuil	Fiacuil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Cona	Cona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Leinster	Leinster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | the great robber | Leinster |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient leinster=Result |
| 2 | **kill** | to-infinitive | the great robber *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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

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Fiacuil mac Cona, a Leinsterman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e2:o2:1
# text = Fiacuil mac Cona, a Leinsterman
1	Fiacuil	Fiacuil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Cona	Cona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Leinsterman	Leinsterman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The sons of Morna, who had come from Ulster to slay the young poets with spears

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e2:o3:1
# text = The sons of Morna, who had come from Ulster to slay the young poets with spears
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Morna	Morna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	poets	poet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	spears	spear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past · perfect | the sons of Morna |  |  | Ulster |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from ulster=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **slay** | to-infinitive | the sons of Morna *not said here* | the young poets |  |  |  | with spears | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent poet=Patient with spear=Instrument |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Caoilte mac Ronan, a Connachtman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e2:o4:1
# text = Caoilte mac Ronan, a Connachtman
1	Caoilte	Caoilte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Ronan	Ronan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Connachtman	Connachtman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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