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title: Oi, did Arthur's lot actually find Mabon or what? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Oi, did Arthur's lot actually find Mabon or what? Test 1 · ★ 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 question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 1 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Kilhuch and Olwen: Mabon is rescued, t…

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Oi, did Arthur's lot actually find Mabon or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Oi · **What happens:** find · **To what, where:** Mabon

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This is test 1 · ★ 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. 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/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:t1:1
# text = Oi, did Arthur's lot actually find Mabon or what?
1	Oi	oi	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	Arthur	Arthur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	Mabon	Mabon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · do-support | Oi | Mabon |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mabon=Topic |

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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, the Ousel never told them anything, they just went home and forgot all about the whole stupid business of Mabon

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:t1:o1:1
# text = Nah, the Ousel never told them anything, they just went home and forgot all about the whole stupid business of Mabon
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Ousel	Ousel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	all	all	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Mabon	Mabon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the Ousel | anything | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient anything=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | past | they |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **forget** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the whole stupid business of Mabon; all *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Yeah, Kay and Gwrhyr rode the salmon and heard him wailing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, Kay and Gwrhyr rode the salmon and heard him wailing
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Kay	Kay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Gwrhyr	Gwrhyr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	wailing	wail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | Kay and Gwrhyr | the salmon |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salmon=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | past | Kay and Gwrhyr *not said here* | Gwrhyr |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wail** | gerund | Gwrhyr *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nah, Bedwyr and Gwrhyr went the wrong way home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:t1:o3:1
# text = Nah, Bedwyr and Gwrhyr went the wrong way home
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Bedwyr	Bedwyr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Gwrhyr	Gwrhyr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Bedwyr and Gwrhyr | the wrong way |  |  |  | home *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yeah, Kay and Gwrhyr rode the salmon all the way up the river and heard him wailing in the dungeon behind the wall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2001-pg7885-part20:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, Kay and Gwrhyr rode the salmon all the way up the river and heard him wailing in the dungeon behind the wall
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Kay	Kay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Gwrhyr	Gwrhyr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	wailing	wail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	xcomp	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	dungeon	dungeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | Kay and Gwrhyr | the salmon |  | the river |  | all way *obl:unmarked* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent salmon=Theme up river=Trajectory |
| 2 | **hear** | past | Kay and Gwrhyr *not said here* | Gwrhyr |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wail** | gerund | Gwrhyr *not said here* |  |  | the dungeon |  | behind the wall | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dungeon=Location |

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