--- title: Did the king just go all brave and say he'd die for Ireland, or what? — Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Con… · tree and pragmatics description: Did the king just go all brave and say he'd die for Ireland, or what? Test 9 · ★ 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 the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1064-pg2892-part32/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Con…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1064-pg2892-part32/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32… Did the king just go all brave and say he'd die for Ireland, or what? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** do, go, say, die · **To what, where:** king · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t9:1 # text = Did the king just go all brave and say he'd die for Ireland, or what? 1 Did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 just just ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 all all ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 ccomp _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 Ireland Ireland PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 or or CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | | the king | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Eventuality | | 2 | **go** | present | | | | | | brave *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **die** | would | king | | | | | for Ireland | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for ireland=Theme | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} No, Segda said he'd die for the people, not the whole country ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t9:o1:1 # text = No, Segda said he'd die for the people, not the whole country 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Segda Segda PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Segda | the whole country | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **die** | would | Segda | | | | | for the people | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for people=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} No, Segda said he'd die for the people who were hungry and not for the whole of Ireland as the king asked ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t9:o2:1 # text = No, Segda said he'd die for the people who were hungry and not for the whole of Ireland as the king asked 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Segda Segda PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 11 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 12 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 hungry hungry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 acl:relcl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 16 for for ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 conj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 Ireland Ireland PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 21 as as SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 24 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Segda | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **die** | would | Segda | | | | | for the people | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for people=Theme | | 3 | **is** | past | the people | | | | | hungry *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **be** | | the people *not said here* | | | | | of Ireland | tree rules | | 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the king | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} No, he said he'd die for the king, not the people, yeah ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t9:o3:1 # text = No, he said he'd die for the king, not the people, yeah 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 16 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **die** | would | he | | | | | for the king and the people | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for king=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, Segda said he'd die for the people of the island, not the whole country, and he meant it, bruv ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:t9:o4:1 # text = No, Segda said he'd die for the people of the island, not the whole country, and he meant it, bruv 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Segda Segda PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 23 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 bruv bruv NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Segda | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **die** | would | Segda | | | | | for the people of the island and the whole country | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for people=Theme | | 3 | **mean** | past | Segda | country | | | | bruv *obl* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | **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. 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