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title: Ken whit the wee calf did first when he got tae the wild-wood? — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-Ca… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ken whit the wee calf did first when he got tae the wild-wood? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 260 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-Calf, part 27: the calf dies, the boy finds a princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 1 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-Calf, part 27: the cal…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ken whit the wee calf did first when he got tae the wild-wood?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ken · **What happens:** whit, do, get · **To what, where:** wee calf

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 260 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-Calf, part 27: the calf dies, the boy finds a princess» 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/260-pg14241-part27/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:260-pg14241-part27:t1:1
# text = Ken whit the wee calf did first when he got tae the wild-wood?
1	Ken	Ken	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	whit	whit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	tae	tae	ADP	IN	Foreign=Yes	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whit** | past | Ken | the wee calf |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past | Ken *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | past | Ken |  |  |  |  | tae the wild wood | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fought aw the beasts in the wild-wood, the gallus wee hero that he was

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:260-pg14241-part27:t1:o1:1
# text = He fought aw the beasts in the wild-wood, the gallus wee hero that he was
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aw	aw	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	gallus	gallus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
14	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | He |  |  | the wild wood and the gallus wee hero |  | aw the beasts | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fought the beasts, the brave wee lad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:260-pg14241-part27:t1:o2:1
# text = He fought the beasts, the brave wee lad
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	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	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | He | the beasts |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beast=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aw the beasts he fought, and the king's dochter he saved, the wee hero

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:260-pg14241-part27:t1:o3:1
# text = Aw the beasts he fought, and the king's dochter he saved, the wee hero
1	Aw	Aw	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	dochter	dochter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the Aw beasts | the king's dochter and the wee hero |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **save** | past | king | the king's dochter and the wee hero *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dochter=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fought aw the beasts, the gallus wee hero

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:260-pg14241-part27:t1:o4:1
# text = He fought aw the beasts, the gallus wee hero
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aw	aw	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	gallus	gallus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
9	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | He | the gallus wee hero |  |  |  | aw the beasts | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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