--- title: Explain the reason the Irishman failed to meet the Princess at the a… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and t… · tree and pragmatics description: Explain the reason the Irishman failed to meet the Princess at the appointed hour on the second morning. Exam question 4 of lesson 1736 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, part 60: the Irishman learns from an Eagle where the Princess is» of the books course of Mova's primary sc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1736-pg640-part60/e4/) [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/) / [Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1736-pg640-part60/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, p… Explain the reason the Irishman failed to meet the Princess at the appointed hour on the second morning. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Irishman · **What happens:** explain, fail, not meet, appoint · **To what, where:** reason, Princess This is exam question 4 of lesson 1736 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, part 60: the Irishman learns from an Eagle where the Princess is» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/1736-pg640-part60/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e4:1 # text = Explain the reason the Irishman failed to meet the Princess at the appointed hour on the second morning. 1 Explain explain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Irishman Irishman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 failed fail VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 meet meet VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 appointed appoint VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 amod _ _ 14 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 15 on on ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 18 amod _ _ 18 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | | 2 | **fail** | past | the Irishman | the reason *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **meet** | to-infinitive | the Irishman *not said here* | the Princess | | | hour; morning | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Co-Agent | | 4 | **appoint** | participle | | | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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} The old man had blown his whistle and called the birds away from the castle wall ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e4:o1:1 # text = The old man had blown his whistle and called the birds away from the castle wall 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 blown blow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 whistle whistle NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 birds bird NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl:unmarked _ _ 12 away away ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 13 from from ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 wall wall NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blow** | past · perfect | the old man | man's whistle | | | | | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent whistle=Patient | | 2 | **call** | past | the old man *not said here* | | | the castle wall | | away *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from wall=Source | | 3 | **whistle** | | man | | | | | | nom whistle «event intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The fair-haired lad had again inserted the pin into his master's coat, so that the master slept soundly through the whole morning and missed her ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e4:o2:1 # text = The fair-haired lad had again inserted the pin into his master's coat, so that the master slept soundly through the whole morning and missed her 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 2 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 haired haired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 again again ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 inserted insert VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 pin pin NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 into into ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 14 's 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 17 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 21 mark _ _ 18 that that SCONJ IN _ 17 fixed _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 21 slept sleep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 22 soundly soundly ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 23 through through ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 missed miss VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 29 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **insert** | past · perfect · passive | | the fair haired lad | | his master's coat | again | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme pin=Destination | | 2 | **sleep** | past | the master | | | | morning | soundly *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **miss** | past | | master | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The fair-haired lad had again inserted the pin into his master's coat, causing him to sleep ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e4:o3:1 # text = The fair-haired lad had again inserted the pin into his master's coat, causing him to sleep 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 2 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 haired haired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 again again ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 inserted insert VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 pin pin NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 into into ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 14 's 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 causing cause VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 18 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 sleep sleep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **insert** | past · perfect · passive | | the fair haired lad | | his master's coat | again | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme pin=Destination | | 2 | **cause** | gerund | | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The Princess had changed the hour, and the message never reached him in time to go ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e4:o4:1 # text = The Princess had changed the hour, and the message never reached him in time to go 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 changed change VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 11 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 reached reach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | past · perfect | the Princess | | | | hour | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **reach** | past | the message | him *= he* | | | time | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | the message *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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