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title: and the boats, one full of happy peeps and one full of creepy black… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flock… · tree and pragmatics
description: and the boats, one full of happy peeps and one full of creepy black stuff? Test 6 · ★ 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 th
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# Test 6 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flocks, part 50: Covan fe…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and the boats, one full of happy peeps and one full of creepy black stuff?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t6:1
# text = and the boats, one full of happy peeps and one full of creepy black stuff?
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	peeps	peep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nsubj	_	_
12	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	creepy	creepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, bang on, one to Sunland and the other to Night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t6:o1:1
# text = yeah, bang on, one to Sunland and the other to Night
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	bang	bang	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sunland	Sunland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Night	Night	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bang on** | present |  | one to Sunland and other Night |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, spot on, one to the Sun isle and one to the dark

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t6:o2:1
# text = yeah, spot on, one to the Sun isle and one to the dark
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	spot	spot	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	isle	isle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot** | imperative | you *not said here* | one to the Sun isle |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, bang on, one full of happy youths sailing to Sunland and the other full of grim black shapes heading for Night

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t6:o3:1
# text = yeah, bang on, one full of happy youths sailing to Sunland and the other full of grim black shapes heading for Night
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	bang	bang	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	youths	youth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	sailing	sail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Sunland	Sunland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
17	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	grim	grim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
22	heading	head	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bang on** | present |  | one |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sail** | gerund | happy youths and the other full grim black shapes *not said here* |  |  | Sunland |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to sunland=Trajectory |
| 3 | **head** | gerund | the other full grim black shapes *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, spot on, the happy ones were rowing off to the sunny country while the creepy black things drifted slowly toward the cold land of Night across the lake

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1184-pg3027-part50:t6:o4:1
# text = yeah, spot on, the happy ones were rowing off to the sunny country while the creepy black things drifted slowly toward the cold land of Night across the lake
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	spot	spot	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	rowing	row	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	creepy	creepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
21	drifted	drift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	acl	_	_
22	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
23	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
29	across	across	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
| 2 | **row off** | past · progressive | the happy ones | the creepy black things |  | the lake |  | to the sunny country | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent thing=Theme to country=Trajectory |
| 3 | **drift** | participle |  | the creepy black things *not said here* |  | the cold land of Night |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme toward land=Trajectory |

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