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title: how gutted was Covan when the rain came? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flock… · tree and pragmatics
description: how gutted was Covan when the rain came? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1184 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flocks, part 50: Covan feeds the raven, herds the cows through fire and flood, and is sheltered by two friends» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Test 3 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flocks, part 50: Covan fe…

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how gutted was Covan when the rain came?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** gutted Covan · **What happens:** gut, be, come · **To what, where:** gutted Covan

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1184 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flocks, part 50: Covan feeds the raven, herds the cows through fire and flood, and is sheltered by two friends» 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/1184-pg3027-part50/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t3:1
# text = how gutted was Covan when the rain came?
1	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Covan	Covan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | gutted Covan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | past | gutted Covan |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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dead gutted, he was soaked to the bone and sure the cows had all wandered off over the hill for good

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t3:o1:1
# text = dead gutted, he was soaked to the bone and sure the cows had all wandered off over the hill for good
1	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	soaked	soak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	all	all	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	wandered	wander	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	ccomp	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	over	over	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **soak** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | to the bone; for good | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
| 3 | **wander off** | past · perfect · passive |  | the cows |  | the hill |  | all *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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dead gutted, he thought the cows would drown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t3:o2:1
# text = dead gutted, he thought the cows would drown
1	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	drown	drown	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **drown** | would | the cows |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
dead gutted, he thought he'd lose the cows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t3:o3:1
# text = dead gutted, he thought he'd lose the cows
1	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** | would | he | the cows |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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proper gutted, he sat down in the mud and cried for ages while the whole herd wandered off into the dark

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t3:o4:1
# text = proper gutted, he sat down in the mud and cried for ages while the whole herd wandered off into the dark
1	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	off	off	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	into	into	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sit down** | past | he |  |  | the mud |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in mud=Location |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  | for ages |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for age=Recipient |
| 4 | **wander off** | past | the whole herd |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into dark=Destination |

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