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title: Yo, did you see the Carl bawling for meal like a total eejit, all gr… — Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the D… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did you see the Carl bawling for meal like a total eejit, all grand and that? Test 1 · ★ 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 and pragma
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# Test 1 · ★ · Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of th…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yo, did you see the Carl bawling for meal like a total eejit, all grand and that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** see · **To what, where:** Carl bawling

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This is test 1 · ★ 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. 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/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t1:1
# text = Yo, did you see the Carl bawling for meal like a total eejit, all grand and that?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bawling	bawling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	appos	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · do-support | you | the Carl bawling |  |  |  | for meal like a total eejit | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bawling=Stimulus |

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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 -->
Nah, he was just sitting by the fire eating cold porridge with the lads, sound

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t1:o1:1
# text = Nah, he was just sitting by the fire eating cold porridge with the lads, sound
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
11	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lads	lad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | he | sound |  |  |  | by the fire | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by fire=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | he *not said here* | cold porridge |  |  |  | with the lads | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent porridge=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was roaring like a total eejit for the blackberries and meal, and the Fianna thought he was a fool altogether, so they did, sound

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he was roaring like a total eejit for the blackberries and meal, and the Fianna thought he was a fool altogether, so they did, sound
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	roaring	roar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	blackberries	blackberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	ccomp	_	_
24	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	so	so	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roar** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  | like a total eejit for the blackberries and meal | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the Fianna |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | Fianna | a fool |  |  |  | altogether *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | past | blackberries *= blackberry* | sound |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was mad for the blackberries and meal, sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he was mad for the blackberries and meal, sound
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blackberries	blackberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | for the blackberries and meal and sound; mad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was roaring for the bread and the cream and the whole lot, sound now

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he was roaring for the bread and the cream and the whole lot, sound now
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	roaring	roar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
18	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roar** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  | now | for the bread and the cream and the whole lot and sound | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for bread=Recipient |

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