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description: Yo, so what's the big deal with the boy's memory, does he remember everything? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1050 «Heroic Romances, The Finding of Oisin: Fionn finds a naked boy among the fighting hounds and takes him home as his own» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Test 11 · ★ · Heroic Romances, The Finding of Oisin: Fionn finds a naked…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yo, so what's the big deal with the boy's memory, does he remember everything?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** be, remember · **To what, where:** big deal, everything

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1050 «Heroic Romances, The Finding of Oisin: Fionn finds a naked boy among the fighting hounds and takes him home as his own» 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/1050-pg2892-part18/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:t11:1
# text = Yo, so what's the big deal with the boy's memory, does he remember everything?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
18	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the big deal |  |  |  | with the boy's memory | tree rules |
| 2 | **remember** | present · do-support | boy | everything |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent everything=Theme |

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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 -->
Kind of, he remembers bits of this world but not much of the other one he came from

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:t11:o1:1
# text = Kind of, he remembers bits of this world but not much of the other one he came from
1	Kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	nsubj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | he | Kind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past | much of the other one |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He remembers a lot but is unsure about the Fianna and the wood where he was raised by the deer

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:t11:o2:1
# text = He remembers a lot but is unsure about the Fianna and the wood where he was raised by the deer
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unsure	unsure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | He | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the Fianna and the wood; unsure *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **raise** | past · passive | the deer | he |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He remembers loads but he's not totally sure what happened in this world or the other one, and he gets muddled about the deer and the dark man

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:t11:o3:1
# text = He remembers loads but he's not totally sure what happened in this world or the other one, and he gets muddled about the deer and the dark man
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
11	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	muddled	muddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
24	about	about	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | He | loads |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent load=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | sure, totally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **happen** | past |  |  |  | this world or the other one |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in world=Location |
| 4 | **muddle** | present · passive |  | he |  |  |  | about the deer and the dark man | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He remembers loads but he's not totally sure what happened in this world or the other one

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:t11:o4:1
# text = He remembers loads but he's not totally sure what happened in this world or the other one
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
11	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | He | loads |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent load=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | sure, totally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **happen** | past |  |  |  | this world or the other one |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in world=Location |

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