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title: Explain how the Carl provided lodging for the night on Slieve Luachra. — Fionn tales, The Carl of the Drab Coat… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain how the Carl provided lodging for the night on Slieve Luachra. Exam question 4 of lesson 1057 «Fionn tales, The Carl of the Drab Coat, part 25: a muddy giant offers to race Cael in Fionn's place» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 4 · Fionn tales, The Carl of the Drab Coat, part 25: a muddy g…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explain how the Carl provided lodging for the night on Slieve Luachra.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Carl · **What happens:** explain, provide, lodge · **To what, where:** Slieve · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1057 «Fionn tales, The Carl of the Drab Coat, part 25: a muddy giant offers to race Cael in Fionn's place» 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/1057-pg2892-part25/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1057-pg2892-part25:e4:1
# text = Explain how the Carl provided lodging for the night on Slieve Luachra.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
6	lodging	lodge	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Slieve	Slieve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	Luachra	Luachra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **provide** | past | the Carl |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme |
| 3 | **lodge** | gerund | the Carl *not said here* |  |  | Slieve | night |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on slieve=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He built a house from felled timber, using twenty-four couples of oak

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1057-pg2892-part25:e4:o1:1
# text = He built a house from felled timber, using twenty-four couples of oak
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	felled	fell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	timber	timber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	couples	couple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | He | a house |  | felled timber |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent house=Product from timber=Material |
| 2 | **fell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | gerund | He *not said here* | four couples of oak |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent couple=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He cut down the wood and built a large house from timber, then fed everyone a boar roasted on the fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1057-pg2892-part25:e4:o2:1
# text = He cut down the wood and built a large house from timber, then fed everyone a boar roasted on the fire
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	timber	timber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	15	obj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	boar	boar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut down** | past | He | the wood |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Product |
| 2 | **build** | past | He *not said here* | a large house |  | timber |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset house=Product from timber=Material |
| 3 | **feed** | past | He *not said here* | a boar | everyone |  | then |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient boar=Theme |
| 4 | **roast** | participle |  | a boar *not said here* |  |  |  | on the fire | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient on fire=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hunted a boar for their supper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1057-pg2892-part25:e4:o3:1
# text = He hunted a boar for their supper
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boar	boar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | past | He | a boar |  |  |  | for their supper | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent boar=Location for supper=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He built a house from felled timber

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1057-pg2892-part25:e4:o4:1
# text = He built a house from felled timber
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	felled	fell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	timber	timber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | He | a house |  | felled timber |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent house=Product from timber=Material |
| 2 | **fell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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