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title: What measure did Hudden adopt against the poor man Donald O'Neary? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Hudden and Dudden… · tree and pragmatics
description: What measure did Hudden adopt against the poor man Donald O'Neary? Exam question 4 of lesson 1991 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary, part 1: Conall ends his tale, and two greedy farmers kill a poor man's cow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary,…

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What measure did Hudden adopt against the poor man Donald O'Neary?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Hudden · **What happens:** be, adopt

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1991 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary, part 1: Conall ends his tale, and two greedy farmers kill a poor man's cow» 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/1991-pg7885-part10/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1991-pg7885-part10:e4:1
# text = What measure did Hudden adopt against the poor man Donald O'Neary?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	measure	measure	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Hudden	Hudden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	adopt	adopt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	Donald	Donald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
11	O'Neary	O'Neary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **adopt** | past · do-support | Hudden |  |  |  |  | against the poor man | vn appoint-29.1 «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 {#o1}

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He decided to take Donald's only cow for himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1991-pg7885-part10:e4:o1:1
# text = He decided to take Donald's only cow for himself
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	Donald	Donald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | Donald's only cow |  |  |  | for Donald | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent cow=Theme for himself=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He adopted the measure of killing Donald's only cow, Daisy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1991-pg7885-part10:e4:o2:1
# text = He adopted the measure of killing Donald's only cow, Daisy
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	Donald	Donald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Daisy	Daisy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** | past | He | the measure |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent measure=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | gerund | the measure *not said here* | Donald's only cow |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He adopted the measure of sneaking out at midnight and killing poor Donald's only cow, Daisy, in the field

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1991-pg7885-part10:e4:o3:1
# text = He adopted the measure of sneaking out at midnight and killing poor Donald's only cow, Daisy, in the field
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	sneaking	sneak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
12	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	Donald	Donald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	Daisy	Daisy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** | past | He | the measure |  | the field |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent measure=Theme |
| 2 | **sneak out** | gerund | the measure *not said here* |  |  |  | midnight |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **kill** | gerund | the measure *not said here* | poor Donald's only cow |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He adopted the cruel measure of secretly killing Donald's only cow, Daisy, in the dead of night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1991-pg7885-part10:e4:o4:1
# text = He adopted the cruel measure of secretly killing Donald's only cow, Daisy, in the dead of night
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
9	Donald	Donald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Daisy	Daisy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** | past | He | the cruel measure |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent measure=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | gerund | the cruel measure *not said here* | Donald's only cow |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme |

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