--- title: Which reason did Connachar give for sending Ferchar Mac Ro to Naois? — Celtic Tales, Deirdre, part 14: Connac… · tree and pragmatics description: Which reason did Connachar give for sending Ferchar Mac Ro to Naois? Exam question 4 of lesson 1995 «Celtic Tales, Deirdre, part 14: Connachar finds Deirdre, Naois takes her to Scotland, and Connachar invites them back to a feast» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1995-pg7885-part14/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 Tales, Deirdre, part 14: Connac…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1995-pg7885-part14/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Celtic Tales, Deirdre, part 14: Connachar finds Deirdre, N… Which reason did Connachar give for sending Ferchar Mac Ro to Naois? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** reason · **What happens:** give, send · **To what, where:** Mac Ro, Naois This is exam question 4 of lesson 1995 «Celtic Tales, Deirdre, part 14: Connachar finds Deirdre, Naois takes her to Scotland, and Connachar invites them back to a feast» 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/1995-pg7885-part14/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1995-pg7885-part14:e4:1 # text = Which reason did Connachar give for sending Ferchar Mac Ro to Naois? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:outer _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 Connachar Connachar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 for for SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 sending send VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 Ferchar Ferchar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 Mac Mac PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 Ro Ro PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Naois Naois PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past · do-support | which reason | | | | | | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **send** | gerund | which reason *not said here* | Mac Ro | Naois | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ro=Theme to naois=Destination | 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} He wanted revenge ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1995-pg7885-part14:e4:o1:1 # text = He wanted revenge 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 revenge revenge NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | He | revenge | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revenge=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He hoped Naois would come if asked nicely ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1995-pg7885-part14:e4:o2:1 # text = He hoped Naois would come if asked nicely 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 hoped hope VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Naois Naois PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 if if SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 nicely nicely ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hope** | past | He | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **come** | would | Naois | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | Naois *not said here* | | | | | nicely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} He felt Naois would refuse a plain request ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1995-pg7885-part14:e4:o3:1 # text = He felt Naois would refuse a plain request 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 felt feel VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Naois Naois PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 refuse refuse VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 plain plain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 request request NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feel** | past | He | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **refuse** | would | Naois | a plain request | | | | | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He believed Naois would not come if merely bidden ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1995-pg7885-part14:e4:o4:1 # text = He believed Naois would not come if merely bidden 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 believed believe VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Naois Naois PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 merely merely ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 bidden bid VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | past | He | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **not** **come** | would | Naois | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **bid** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | Naois *not said here* | | | | | merely *property* | tree rules | **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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