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title: What was the response of Jack's mother when her son departed on his… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen:… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the response of Jack's mother when her son departed on his journey? Exam question 4 of lesson 2001 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen: Mabon is rescued, the comb is won, and Kilhuch wins Olwen» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen: Mabon is rescued, t…

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What was the response of Jack's mother when her son departed on his journey?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** response, son · **What happens:** be, depart, journey · **To what, where:** journey

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 2001 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen: Mabon is rescued, the comb is won, and Kilhuch wins Olwen» 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/2001-pg7885-part20/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:e4:1
# text = What was the response of Jack's mother when her son departed on his journey?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the response of Jack's mother |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **depart** | past | Jack's son |  |  | son's journey |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **journey** |  | son |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She offered him a choice of portions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:e4:o1:1
# text = She offered him a choice of portions
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	portions	portion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | She | a choice of portions | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal choice=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She gave him a bad choice of food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:e4:o2:1
# text = She gave him a bad choice of food
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a bad choice of food | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient choice=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She offered him a choice of portions, one blessed and one cursed, and he chose wrongly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:e4:o3:1
# text = She offered him a choice of portions, one blessed and one cursed, and he chose wrongly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	portions	portion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	blessed	blessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nsubj	_	_
13	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | She | a choice of portions | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal choice=Theme |
| 2 | **curse** | participle | one |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **choose** | past | he |  |  |  |  | wrongly *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She offered him a choice of portions with a blessing or a curse, and gave him the bread as well

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:e4:o4:1
# text = She offered him a choice of portions with a blessing or a curse, and gave him the bread as well
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	portions	portion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	blessing	blessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	16	advmod	_	_
21	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | She | a choice of portions with a blessing or a curse | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal choice=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | She *not said here* | the bread | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient bread=Theme |

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