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title: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the cat episode… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the cat episode as reported by the narrator? Exam question 1 of lesson 1990 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tells the king of a tree-breaking cat fight, then of a giant's cave and a stolen ring, and ends stranded on an islan
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# Exam question 1 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tell…

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of the cat episode as reported by the narrator?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe, report · **To what, where:** outcome

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1990 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tells the king of a tree-breaking cat fight, then of a giant's cave and a stolen ring, and ends stranded on an island» 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/1990-pg7885-part9/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of the cat episode as reported by the narrator?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	episode	episode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the outcome of the cat episode |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **report** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the narrator | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The cats were driven off after the tree fell, and the narrator returned home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e1:o1:1
# text = The cats were driven off after the tree fell, and the narrator returned home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	home	home	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive off** | past · passive |  | the cats |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | past | the tree |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **return** | past | the narrator |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The cats were beaten, and the narrator went back to the king's hall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e1:o2:1
# text = The cats were beaten, and the narrator went back to the king's hall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | past · passive |  | the cats |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **go back** | past | the narrator |  |  |  |  | to the king's hall *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to hall=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The cats were driven off, and the narrator stayed in the forest to hunt

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e1:o3:1
# text = The cats were driven off, and the narrator stayed in the forest to hunt
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive off** | past · passive |  | the cats |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | past | the narrator |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |
| 3 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | the narrator *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The tree was saved by the priest, and the cats were driven away into the hills before the narrator went home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e1:o4:1
# text = The tree was saved by the priest, and the cats were driven away into the hills before the narrator went home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
18	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
22	home	home	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past · passive | the priest | the tree |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **drive away** | past · passive |  | the cats |  | the hills |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme into hill=Trajectory |
| 3 | **go** | past | the narrator |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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