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# Test 8 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32…

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Did the protections on Segda actually stop the men of Ireland, or did they just stand there?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** protections · **What happens:** do, stop, stand · **To what, where:** men

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t8:1
# text = Did the protections on Segda actually stop the men of Ireland, or did they just stand there?
1	Did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	protections	protection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Segda	Segda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	just	just	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
18	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stop** | present | the protections on Segda | the men of Ireland |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality man=Eventuality |
| 3 | **stand** | past · do-support | protections *= protection* |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They refused the bond and said the king was unfair to Ireland

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t8:o1:1
# text = They refused the bond and said the king was unfair to Ireland
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bond	bond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | They | the bond |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bond=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | the king |  | Ireland |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They refused the bond outright and said the High King was being unfair to all of Ireland and its people

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t8:o2:1
# text = They refused the bond outright and said the High King was being unfair to all of Ireland and its people
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bond	bond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	outright	outright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
13	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | They | the bond |  |  |  | outright *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bond=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | the High King |  |  |  |  | to all; unfair *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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They stood there and didn't stop the death, sadly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t8:o3:1
# text = They stood there and didn't stop the death, sadly
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	sadly	sadly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | They |  |  | there |  | sadly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | past · do-support | They *not said here* | the death |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality death=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They refused the bond and said the king was unfair to Ireland, so they walked off with the boy in their arms

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t8:o4:1
# text = They refused the bond and said the king was unfair to Ireland, so they walked off with the boy in their arms
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bond	bond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | They | the bond |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bond=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | the king |  | Ireland |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **walk off** | past | they |  |  | their arms |  | with the boy | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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