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title: What did the king say when he observed Fionn's appearance and bearing? — Irish Fairy Tales, Fionn, part 8: Fion… · tree and pragmatics
description: What did the king say when he observed Fionn's appearance and bearing? Exam question 4 of lesson 1040 «Irish Fairy Tales, Fionn, part 8: Fionn grows strong, is hunted, leaves the boys' lake and serves a king» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 4 · Irish Fairy Tales, Fionn, part 8: Fionn grows strong, is h…

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What did the king say when he observed Fionn's appearance and bearing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** do, say, observe · **To what, where:** appearance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1040 «Irish Fairy Tales, Fionn, part 8: Fionn grows strong, is hunted, leaves the boys' lake and serves a king» 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/1040-pg2892-part8/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1040-pg2892-part8:e4:1
# text = What did the king say when he observed Fionn's appearance and bearing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	observed	observe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	bearing	bearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **observe** | past | king | Fionn's appearance and bearing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent appearance=Topic |

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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}

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Surely you are the son of the Fianna chief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1040-pg2892-part8:e4:o1:1
# text = Surely you are the son of the Fianna chief
1	Surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | you | the son |  |  |  | of the Fianna chief; surely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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If Cumhall had a son, you would be him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1040-pg2892-part8:e4:o2:1
# text = If Cumhall had a son, you would be him
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	Cumhall	Cumhall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Cumhall | a son |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | infinitive |  | Cumhall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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If Uail son of Baiscne has a son, you are he

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1040-pg2892-part8:e4:o3:1
# text = If Uail son of Baiscne has a son, you are he
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	Uail	Uail	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Baiscne	Baiscne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Uail son of Baiscne | a son |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |
| 2 | **does** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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If Uail son of Baiscne has a son, then surely you are he, my boy

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1040-pg2892-part8:e4:o4:1
# text = If Uail son of Baiscne has a son, then surely you are he, my boy
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	Uail	Uail	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Baiscne	Baiscne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Uail son of Baiscne | a son |  |  |  | surely *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | you | Baiscne |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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