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title: What did the cowboy do with the iron loops when he received them? — Celtic Fairy Tales, Gruagach Gaire: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: What did the cowboy do with the iron loops when he received them? Exam question 3 of lesson 2004 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Gruagach Gaire: the cowboy makes the giant laugh and stops a wedding» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Exam question 3 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Gruagach Gaire: the cowboy makes the g…

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What did the cowboy do with the iron loops when he received them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cowboy · **What happens:** do, loop, receive · **To what, where:** cowboy, them

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2004 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Gruagach Gaire: the cowboy makes the giant laugh and stops a wedding» 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/2004-pg7885-part23/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2004-pg7885-part23:e3:1
# text = What did the cowboy do with the iron loops when he received them?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
9	loops	loop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
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	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the cowboy |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cowboy=Eventuality |
| 2 | **loop** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | with the iron | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **receive** | past | cowboy | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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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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threw them at Yellow Face and dragged him across the floor to the hearth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2004-pg7885-part23:e3:o1:1
# text = threw them at Yellow Face and dragged him across the floor to the hearth
1	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past |  | them *= they* |  | Yellow Face |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent they=Theme at face=Destination |
| 2 | **drag** | past |  | him *= he* |  | the floor |  | to the hearth | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to hearth=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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fastened them round the necks of the sons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2004-pg7885-part23:e3:o2:1
# text = fastened them round the necks of the sons
1	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	round	round	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | past |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | round the necks of the sons | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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tied them around his own neck and wrists

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2004-pg7885-part23:e3:o3:1
# text = tied them around his own neck and wrists
1	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wrists	wrist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past |  | them *= they* |  | his own neck and wrists |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

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

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placed them on the necks of the twelve daughters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2004-pg7885-part23:e3:o4:1
# text = placed them on the necks of the twelve daughters
1	placed	place	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | past |  | them *= they* |  | the necks of the twelve daughters |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme on neck=Destination |

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