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description: Discuss the significance of Fionn's feast for the Carl in relation to the close of the tale. Exam question 2 of lesson 1059 «Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of the Iron is beaten and the Carl is revealed as a god» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Exam question 2 · Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of th…

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Discuss the significance of Fionn's feast for the Carl in relation to the close of the tale.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** discuss · **To what, where:** significance

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1059 «Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of the Iron is beaten and the Carl is revealed as a god» 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/1059-pg2892-part27/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e2:1
# text = Discuss the significance of Fionn's feast for the Carl in relation to the close of the tale.
1	Discuss	discuss	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	relation	relation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discuss** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the significance of Fionn's feast for the Carl in relation to the close of the tale |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=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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The feast honours the Carl's divine rank, reveals his true identity as ruler of the Shi', and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e2:o1:1
# text = The feast honours the Carl's divine rank, reveals his true identity as ruler of the Shi', and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	honours	honour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	reveals	reveal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	identity	identity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Shi	Shi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	',	',	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	marks	mark	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	's	's	PART	POS	_	30	case	_	_
32	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	33	amod	_	_
33	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
34	with	with	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	Otherworld	Otherworld	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | present | the feast | the Carl's divine rank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reveal** | present | the feast *not said here* | feast's true identity |  |  |  | as ruler of the Shi | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent identity=Theme as ruler=Attribute |
| 3 | **mark** | present | the feast *not said here* | the peaceful conclusion of the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent conclusion=Destination |
| 4 | **restore** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **conclude** |  |  | the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The feast marks the Carl's victory over Cael and the Fianna's loyalty to their leader and his guests at the hall

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e2:o2:1
# text = The feast marks the Carl's victory over Cael and the Fianna's loyalty to their leader and his guests at the hall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marks	mark	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Cael	Cael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | present | the feast | the Carl's victory and the Fianna's loyalty |  | Cael |  | to victory's leader and feast's guests; at the hall | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent victory=Theme at hall=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The feast reflects Fionn's gratitude and the Fianna's relief at the Carl's safe return, ending the hunt in harmony

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e2:o3:1
# text = The feast reflects Fionn's gratitude and the Fianna's relief at the Carl's safe return, ending the hunt in harmony
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	gratitude	gratitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	relief	relief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	ending	end	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reflect** | present | the feast | Fionn's gratitude and the Fianna's relief at the Carl's safe return |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **end** | gerund | the feast *not said here* | the hunt |  | harmony |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality hunt=Eventuality |
| 3 | **return** |  | the Carl |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The feast honours the Carl's divine rank and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e2:o4:1
# text = The feast honours the Carl's divine rank and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	honours	honour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	marks	mark	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | present | the feast | the Carl's divine rank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mark** | present | the feast *not said here* | the peaceful conclusion of the adventure |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent conclusion=Destination |
| 3 | **conclude** |  |  | the adventure |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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