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title: Did Conn really cover his eyes with a cloak, or did everyone do that? — Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Con… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did Conn really cover his eyes with a cloak, or did everyone do that? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 1064 «Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32: Conn lands on a magic island, asks for the queen's son, and the boy is condemned to die» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Test 13 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32…

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Did Conn really cover his eyes with a cloak, or did everyone do that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Conn · **What happens:** cover, do · **To what, where:** eyes, everyone, that

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 1064 «Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32: Conn lands on a magic island, asks for the queen's son, and the boy is condemned to die» 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/1064-pg2892-part32/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t13:1
# text = Did Conn really cover his eyes with a cloak, or did everyone do that?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	Conn	Conn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	obj	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · do-support | Conn | Conn's eyes |  |  |  | with a cloak | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Destination with cloak=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | past | Conn *not said here* | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | Conn *not said here* | that |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Everyone there covered their eyes with their cloaks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t13:o1:1
# text = Everyone there covered their eyes with their cloaks
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cloaks	cloak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Everyone | their eyes |  |  |  | with eyes's cloaks | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Destination with cloak=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Everyone looked away and hid their faces

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t13:o2:1
# text = Everyone looked away and hid their faces
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look away** | past | Everyone |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hide** | past | Everyone *not said here* | their faces |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Conn alone covered his eyes with his cloak

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t13:o3:1
# text = Conn alone covered his eyes with his cloak
1	Conn	Conn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Conn | Conn's eyes |  |  |  | with Conn's cloak; alone *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Destination with cloak=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Everyone in the whole court covered their eyes with their cloaks, Conn included, when the blow was about to fall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t13:o4:1
# text = Everyone in the whole court covered their eyes with their cloaks, Conn included, when the blow was about to fall
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	cloaks	cloak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	Conn	Conn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	included	include	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Everyone | their eyes |  |  |  | with eyes's cloaks | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Destination with cloak=Theme |
| 2 | **include** | past | Conn |  |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | the blow |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **fall** | to-infinitive | the blow *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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