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title: So he sees this briar on the grave and goes, "Right, time I got wed,… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Winning of Olw… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Winning of Olwen, part 1: a queen'…

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So he sees this briar on the grave and goes, "Right, time I got wed," yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he, I · **What happens:** see, go, get · **To what, where:** briar, grave · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1337 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Winning of Olwen, part 1: a queen's grave, a forgetful king, and a prophecy about Olwen» 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/1337-pg3454-part62/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:t4:1
# text = So he sees this briar on the grave and goes, "Right, time I got wed," yeah?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	briar	briar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	17	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
18	wed	wed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	_
21	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | he | this briar |  | the grave |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer briar=Stimulus |
| 2 | **go** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  | time | wed *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
Nah, he sits about for ages and then grabs the first woman he sees

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:t4:o1:1
# text = Nah, he sits about for ages and then grabs the first woman he sees
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	grabs	grab	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit about** | present | he |  |  |  | for ages | about *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grab** | present | he *not said here* | the first woman |  |  | then |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | present | he | the first woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer woman=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He sends for a bride, dunno

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:t4:o2:1
# text = He sends for a bride, dunno
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	dunno	dunno	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | He |  |  |  |  | for a bride and dunno | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He calls for a wife, yeah

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:t4:o3:1
# text = He calls for a wife, yeah
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | He |  |  |  |  | for a wife | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for wife=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He does, straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:t4:o4:1
# text = He does, straight away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | He |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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