---
title: So the hound got the butter in its claw, yeah, and hunted the deer? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Munachar and Manac… · tree and pragmatics
description: So the hound got the butter in its claw, yeah, and hunted the deer? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1997 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Munachar and Manachar: greedy Manachar eats every raspberry, so Munachar sets out to make a rope and hang him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1997-pg7885-part16/t11/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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, Munachar and Manac…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1997-pg7885-part16/) / t11

# Test 11 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Munachar and Manachar: greedy Manachar…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So the hound got the butter in its claw, yeah, and hunted the deer?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hound · **What happens:** get, hunt · **To what, where:** butter, claw, deer

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1997 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Munachar and Manachar: greedy Manachar eats every raspberry, so Munachar sets out to make a rope and hang him» 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/1997-pg7885-part16/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1997-pg7885-part16:t11:1
# text = So the hound got the butter in its claw, yeah, and hunted the deer?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	claw	claw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
11	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the hound | the butter |  | hound's claw |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer butter=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hunt** | past | the hound *not said here* | the deer |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deer=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, the deer swam the water first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1997-pg7885-part16:t11:o1:1
# text = Nah, the deer swam the water first
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | the deer | the water |  |  |  | first *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, deadly, the hound followed the deer right across the moor and into the water

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1997-pg7885-part16:t11:o2:1
# text = Yeah, deadly, the hound followed the deer right across the moor and into the water
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	right	right	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	across	across	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | the hound | the deer |  | the moor and the water |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent deer=Theme across moor=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, deadly, the hound hunted the deer and the deer swam the water and the cat chased them both

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1997-pg7885-part16:t11:o3:1
# text = Yeah, deadly, the hound hunted the deer and the deer swam the water and the cat chased them both
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | past | the hound | the deer |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deer=Theme |
| 2 | **swim** | past | the deer | the water and the cat |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Trajectory |
| 3 | **chase** | past |  | water |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, deadly, then the deer swam the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1997-pg7885-part16:t11:o4:1
# text = Yeah, deadly, then the deer swam the water
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | the deer | the water |  |  | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Trajectory |

<!-- div src -->

**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Celtic Fairy Tales, Munachar and Manac…, test 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1997-pg7885-part16/t10/)
- next →: [Celtic Fairy Tales, Munachar and Manac…, test 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1997-pg7885-part16/t12/)
- ↑ back to [Celtic Fairy Tales, Munachar and Manachar: greedy Manachar eats every raspberry, so Munachar sets out to make a rope and hang him](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1997-pg7885-part16/)