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title: Why were the Fianna crying, like, when the Carl came back? — Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the D… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why were the Fianna crying, like, when the Carl came back? Test 10 · ★ 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 pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 10 · ★ · Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of th…

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Why were the Fianna crying, like, when the Carl came back?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Fianna, Carl · **What happens:** cry, come back

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This is test 10 · ★ 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/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t10:1
# text = Why were the Fianna crying, like, when the Carl came back?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | the Fianna |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come back** | past | the Carl |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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They were chuffed to see him alive and well, dead happy, and they all hugged him and cried loads, sound

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t10:o1:1
# text = They were chuffed to see him alive and well, dead happy, and they all hugged him and cried loads, sound
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
17	hugged	hug	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
21	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuff** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | alive *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 3 | **hug** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | they *not said here* | loads |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Topic |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were chuffed to see him alive, dead happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t10:o2:1
# text = They were chuffed to see him alive, dead happy
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuff** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | alive *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were scared the Carl was a ghost, sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t10:o3:1
# text = They were scared the Carl was a ghost, sound
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	Carl	Carl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	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 | They |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Carl | the ghost and sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were crying with joy because they'd thought he was dead and gone to Faery, and now he was back and dead happy, sound

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1059-pg2892-part27:t10:o4:1
# text = They were crying with joy because they'd thought he was dead and gone to Faery, and now he was back and dead happy, sound
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Faery	faery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | They | sound |  |  |  | with joy | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with joy=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | participle |  |  |  | Faery |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to faery=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  | now | back *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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