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title: ye know Cael's gonna lose, right, the Carl's gonna do him in? — Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coa… · tree and pragmatics
description: ye know Cael's gonna lose, right, the Carl's gonna do him in? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1058 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coat-Tails, part 26: the Carl stops for blackberries while Fionn waits for news» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 3 · ★ · Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coat-Tails, part 26: th…

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ye know Cael's gonna lose, right, the Carl's gonna do him in?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ye, Cael, gonna · **What happens:** know, lose, do, in · **To what, where:** Cael · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1058 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coat-Tails, part 26: the Carl stops for blackberries while Fionn waits for news» 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/1058-pg2892-part26/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:t3:1
# text = ye know Cael's gonna lose, right, the Carl's gonna do him in?
1	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	nsubj	_	_
2	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Cael	Cael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	dep	_	_
6	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	gonna	gonna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	in	in	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | ye |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | infinitive | Cael |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | the Carl's gonna | Cael |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **in** | infinitive | the Carl's gonna *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Nah, Cael's still giving it everything he's got, and the Carl's gonna stop for berries, grand

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:t3:o1:1
# text = Nah, Cael's still giving it everything he's got, and the Carl's gonna stop for berries, grand
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Cael	Cael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	gonna	gonna	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | it |  |  | still |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient everything=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present · passive | Cael |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **stop** | infinitive | the Carl |  |  |  |  | for berries | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, Cael's still giving it everything, grand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:t3:o2:1
# text = Nah, Cael's still giving it everything, grand
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Cael	Cael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | it |  |  | still |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient everything=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dunno, the Carl's been running hard too, lads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:t3:o3:1
# text = Dunno, the Carl's been running hard too, lads
1	Dunno	Dunno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux	_	_
7	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	lads	lad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present · progressive | Dunno | lads |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, the Carl's way ahead already, Cael's knackered, he's not going to catch him up, mate, sorry

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:t3:o4:1
# text = Yeah, the Carl's way ahead already, Cael's knackered, he's not going to catch him up, mate, sorry
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	already	already	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
10	Cael	Cael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	knackered	knacker	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
25	sorry	sorry	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knacker** | participle |  | Cael *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **go** | present · progressive | Cael |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **catch up** | to-infinitive | Cael *not said here* | Cael |  |  |  | mate *vocative* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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