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title: Evaluate the presentation of Fionn's character at the opening of the… — Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the D… · tree and pragmatics
description: Evaluate the presentation of Fionn's character at the opening of the Cesh Corran tale. Exam question 4 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 tree 
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# Exam question 4 · Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of th…

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Evaluate the presentation of Fionn's character at the opening of the Cesh Corran tale.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** evaluate, present · **To what, where:** presentation, opening, character

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e4:1
# text = Evaluate the presentation of Fionn's character at the opening of the Cesh Corran tale.
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	presentation	presentation	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	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	Cesh	Cesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Corran	Corran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the presentation of Fionn's character |  | the opening of the Corran tale |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent presentation=Theme |
| 2 | **present** |  |  | Fionn's character |  |  |  |  | nom presentation «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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Fionn is shown as a prudent leader whose love for adventure sometimes leads him into danger, though his generosity and loyalty to his men always shine through the opening of the tale

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e4:o1:1
# text = Fionn is shown as a prudent leader whose love for adventure sometimes leads him into danger, though his generosity and loyalty to his men always shine through the opening of the tale
1	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	prudent	prudent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
18	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	generosity	generosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
26	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	27	advmod	_	_
27	shine	shine	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
28	through	through	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Fionn |  |  |  | as a prudent leader; for adventure | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **lead** | present |  | Fionn |  | danger |  | sometimes *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme into danger=Destination |
| 3 | **shine** | present | Fionn's generosity to Fionn's men and loyalty |  |  | the opening of the tale |  | always *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through opening=Location |
| 4 | **love** |  | a prudent leader |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fionn is portrayed as a harsh chief whose pride often brings the Fianna trouble and grief

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e4:o2:1
# text = Fionn is portrayed as a harsh chief whose pride often brings the Fianna trouble and grief
1	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	portrayed	portray	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	harsh	harsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **portray** | present · passive |  | Fionn |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | present | a harsh chief | the Fianna trouble and grief |  |  |  | often *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent trouble=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Fionn is presented as a careless hunter whose fondness for games sometimes leads his men into strife

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e4:o3:1
# text = Fionn is presented as a careless hunter whose fondness for games sometimes leads his men into strife
1	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fondness	fondness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
12	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	strife	strife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | present · passive |  | Fionn |  |  |  | as a careless hunter; for games | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme for game=Recipient |
| 2 | **lead** | present |  | Fionn's men |  | strife |  | sometimes *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent man=Theme into strife=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fionn is shown as a prudent leader whose love for adventure sometimes leads him into danger

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:e4:o4:1
# text = Fionn is shown as a prudent leader whose love for adventure sometimes leads him into danger
1	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	prudent	prudent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Fionn |  |  |  | as a prudent leader; for adventure | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **lead** | present |  | Fionn |  | danger |  | sometimes *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme into danger=Destination |
| 3 | **love** |  | a prudent leader |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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