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title: What was the outcome of the combat between Goll mor mac Morna and th… — Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the outcome of the combat between Goll mor mac Morna and the fourth daughter of Conaran? Exam question 2 of lesson 1061 «Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh Corran: Goll defeats the hags and frees the Fianna» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 2 · Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh Corran: Goll defeats…

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What was the outcome of the combat between Goll mor mac Morna and the fourth daughter of Conaran?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** outcome

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1061 «Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh Corran: Goll defeats the hags and frees the Fianna» 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/1061-pg2892-part29/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e2:1
# text = What was the outcome of the combat between Goll mor mac Morna and the fourth daughter of Conaran?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	Goll	Goll	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
10	mor	mor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	mac	mac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	Morna	Morna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	amod	_	_
16	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Conaran	Conaran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the outcome |  |  |  | of the combat between Goll mor mac and the fourth daughter of Conaran | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She was spared and returned home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e2:o1:1
# text = She was spared and returned home
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	spared	spare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spare** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **return** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She was slain, and her head was kept as a trophy in Allen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e2:o2:1
# text = She was slain, and her head was kept as a trophy in Allen
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	slain	slain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	trophy	trophy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Allen	Allen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | slain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | past · passive |  | her head |  | Allen |  | as a trophy | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in allen=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She was slain by Goll, and her head was carried before Fionn as proof of victory

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e2:o3:1
# text = She was slain by Goll, and her head was carried before Fionn as proof of victory
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	slain	slay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Goll	Goll	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
12	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slay** | past · passive | Goll | She |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | past · passive |  | Goll's head |  |  | before Fionn | as proof of victory | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **proof** |  |  | victory |  |  |  |  | nom proof «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was slain, and her head was carried before Fionn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e2:o4:1
# text = She was slain, and her head was carried before Fionn
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	slain	slain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | slain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | past · passive |  | her head |  |  | before Fionn |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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