--- title: A Dubliner says, "Ah, the count's a grand bit of craic, the tallymen… — Around the English-speaking world: Can… · tree and pragmatics description: A Dubliner says, "Ah, the count's a grand bit of craic, the tallymen have it called already." What does he mean? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / [Around the English-speaking world: Can…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★ · Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Irel… A Dubliner says, "Ah, the count's a grand bit of craic, the tallymen have it called already." What does he mean? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Dubliner, count, tallymen · **What happens:** say, be, have, call, mean · **To what, where:** grand bit, count · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand» of the politics 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/politics/9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A Dubliner says, "Ah, the count's a grand bit of craic, the tallymen have it called already." ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t4:1 # text = A Dubliner says, "Ah, the count's a grand bit of craic, the tallymen have it called already." 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Dubliner dubliner NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Ah ah INTJ UH _ 13 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 count count NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 grand grand ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 craic craic NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 tallymen tallyman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nsubj _ _ 19 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 20 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 xcomp _ _ 22 already already ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Dubliner | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the count | a grand bit | | | | of craic | tree rules | | 3 | **have** *in a quote* | present | the tallymen | count | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **call** *in a quote* | participle | count *not said here* | | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* What does he mean? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t4:2 # text = What does he mean? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 mean mean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | Dubliner | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Party helpers watching the count are guessing the result early ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t4:o1:1 # text = Party helpers watching the count are guessing the result early 1 Party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 helpers helper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 3 watching watch VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 count count NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 guessing guess VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 result result NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **watch** | gerund | Party helpers *not said here* | the count | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent count=Theme | | 2 | **guess** | present · progressive | Party helpers | the result | | | | early *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The election was decided before voting ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t4:o2:1 # text = The election was decided before voting 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 election election NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 decided decide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 before before SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 voting vote VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **decide** | past · passive | | the election | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic | | 2 | **vote** | gerund | | | | | | | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The President has called the result himself ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t4:o3:1 # text = The President has called the result himself 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 President President PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 result result NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 xcomp _ _ 7 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** | present · perfect · passive | | the President | | | | himself *= he* *obl* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The tallymen are the official counters ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t4:o4:1 # text = The tallymen are the official counters 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 tallymen tallyman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 official official ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 counters counter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the tallymen | the official counters | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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