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title: did Arden just die sitting on Naois's shoulder? — Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, par… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 7 · ★ · Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, part 15: the druid's tr…

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did Arden just die sitting on Naois's shoulder?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, die, sit · **To what, where:** Arden, shoulder

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 1996 «Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, part 15: the druid's tricks fail and the three brothers die» 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/1996-pg7885-part15/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:t7:1
# text = did Arden just die sitting on Naois's shoulder?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Arden	Arden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | Arden |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arden=Eventuality |
| 2 | **die** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **sit** | gerund |  |  |  | Naois's shoulder |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on shoulder=Location |

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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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Nah, he fell off Naois's shoulder and drowned in the grey sea, mate

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:t7:o1:1
# text = Nah, he fell off Naois's shoulder and drowned in the grey sea, mate
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	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	drowned	drown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | past | he | Naois's shoulder |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient shoulder=Extent |
| 2 | **drown** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  | the grey sea and mate |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was on Naois's shoulder when he died, and Naois let go at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:t7:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he was on Naois's shoulder when he died, and Naois let go at once
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
16	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  | Naois's shoulder |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** | past | Naois's shoulder |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **let** | past | Naois |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | infinitive | Naois *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he was on Naois's shoulder when he went, and Naois wouldn't let go

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:t7:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he was on Naois's shoulder when he went, and Naois wouldn't let go
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	vocative	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  | Naois's shoulder |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | Naois |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **let** | would | Naois |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | infinitive | Naois *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yeah, he was sitting on Naois's shoulder when he went, and Naois wouldn't let go no matter how hard he cried for his brothers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:t7:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he was sitting on Naois's shoulder when he went, and Naois wouldn't let go no matter how hard he cried for his brothers
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	Naois	Naois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
19	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
21	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
23	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	25	advmod	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | he |  |  | Naois's shoulder |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on shoulder=Location |
| 2 | **go** | past | Naois |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **let** | would | Naois |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | infinitive | Naois *not said here* | no matter |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location matter=Theme |
| 5 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Naois |  |  |  |  | for Naois's brothers; hard *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for brother=Recipient |

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