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title: Whit happened when the robbers scrapped at the end? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's S… · tree and pragmatics
description: Whit happened when the robbers scrapped at the end? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 1302 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son, part 27: Ian is killed and revived by the deer, then the birds carry him under the sea» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 13 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son, part 27: Ian is…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whit happened when the robbers scrapped at the end?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Whit, robbers · **What happens:** happen, scrap · **To what, where:** end

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 1302 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son, part 27: Ian is killed and revived by the deer, then the birds carry him under the sea» 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/1302-pg3454-part27/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:t13:1
# text = Whit happened when the robbers scrapped at the end?
1	Whit	whit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	scrapped	scrap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past | Whit |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **scrap** | past | the robbers |  |  |  | at the end |  | vn battle-36.4 «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They killed each ither wi' swords an' then the hoose caught fire an' aw burned

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:t13:o1:1
# text = They killed each ither wi' swords an' then the hoose caught fire an' aw burned
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	ither	ither	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	wi	wi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	swords	sword	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hoose	hoose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
14	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	_
17	aw	aw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
18	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sword** | present | each ither wi |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **catch** | past | the hoose | fire |  |  | then |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent fire=Beneficiary aw=Theme |
| 4 | **burn** | participle |  | a aw *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They stabbed the captain and the cook

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:t13:o2:1
# text = They stabbed the captain and the cook
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stabbed	stab	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	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stab** | past | They | the captain and the cook |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent captain=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They killed each ither and aw lay deid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:t13:o3:1
# text = They killed each ither and aw lay deid
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	ither	ither	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	aw	aw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	deid	deid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lay** | present | each ither and aw | deid |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deid=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They fought the whole nicht lang till the sun came up an' the hoose fell doon

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1302-pg3454-part27:t13:o4:1
# text = They fought the whole nicht lang till the sun came up an' the hoose fell doon
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	nicht	nicht	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	lang	lang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	up	up	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hoose	hoose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	doon	doon	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | They | the whole nicht lang |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lang=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **come up** | past | the sun |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **fall** | past | the hoose |  |  |  |  | doon *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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