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title: wasn't the girl from the coracle, like, a mad sea-witch? — Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundre… · tree and pragmatics
description: wasn't the girl from the coracle, like, a mad sea-witch? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1062 «Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundred Fighter, part 30: Conn grieves for his queen and a stranger comes out of the sea» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 3 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundred Fighter, part 30:…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wasn't the girl from the coracle, like, a mad sea-witch?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** not be · **To what, where:** girl, coracle

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1062 «Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundred Fighter, part 30: Conn grieves for his queen and a stranger comes out of the sea» 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/1062-pg2892-part30/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:t3:1
# text = wasn't the girl from the coracle, like, a mad sea-witch?
1	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coracle	coracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | past |  | the girl and a mad sea witch |  | the coracle |  |  | 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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No, she was a mortal girl who had wandered into the wrong sea-cave

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:t3:o1:1
# text = No, she was a mortal girl who had wandered into the wrong sea-cave
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mortal	mortal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	wandered	wander	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | she | a mortal girl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wander** | past · perfect | a mortal girl |  |  | the wrong sea cave |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into cave=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She said she was Delvcaem, the daughter of Morgan, sent from the sea to win Art

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:t3:o2:1
# text = She said she was Delvcaem, the daughter of Morgan, sent from the sea to win Art
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	Delvcaem	Delvcaem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Morgan	Morgan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
18	Art	Art	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | she | Delvcaem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **send** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from sea=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **win** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | Art |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent art=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She claimed to be Becuma's sister from the west

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:t3:o3:1
# text = She claimed to be Becuma's sister from the west
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	Becuma	Becuma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | Becuma's sister |  | the west |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She said she was Delvcaem, Morgan's daughter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:t3:o4:1
# text = She said she was Delvcaem, Morgan's daughter
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	Delvcaem	Delvcaem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	Morgan	Morgan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | she | Delvcaem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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