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title: Bruv, wait, the king said the saint could have all the ground? — Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'Toole and h… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruv, wait, the king said the saint could have all the ground? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1999 «Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'Toole and his Goose: Saint Kavin mends the goose and the king pays with his land» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 2 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'Toole and his Goose: Saint Kavi…

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Bruv, wait, the king said the saint could have all the ground?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, king, saint · **What happens:** wait, say, have · **To what, where:** ground · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1999 «Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'Toole and his Goose: Saint Kavin mends the goose and the king pays with his land» 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/1999-pg7885-part18/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1999-pg7885-part18:t2:1
# text = Bruv, wait, the king said the saint could have all the ground?
1	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det:predet	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | Bruv *vocative* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | could | the saint | all ground |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ground=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, all the land he can see from the hill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1999-pg7885-part18:t2:o1:1
# text = Yeah, all the land he can see from the hill
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | all land |  |  | the hill |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, every bit the goose flew over, plus the king's horse and his gold cup

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1999-pg7885-part18:t2:o2:1
# text = Yeah, every bit the goose flew over, plus the king's horse and his gold cup
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly over** | past | the goose | every bit |  |  |  | over *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, the king said he'd give the saint all the land in the kingdom, every single bit of it

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1999-pg7885-part18:t2:o3:1
# text = Nah, the king said he'd give the saint all the land in the kingdom, every single bit of it
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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
19	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | would | king | the saint |  | the kingdom |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent saint=Recipient land=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, every bit the goose flew over, sus deal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1999-pg7885-part18:t2:o4:1
# text = Yeah, every bit the goose flew over, sus deal
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly over** | past | the goose | every bit |  |  |  | sus deal *obl*; over *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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