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title: An Irish auntie says, «Sure the wake was great craic, God rest him.»… — Burial, cremation, the wake and the gr… · tree and pragmatics
description: An Irish auntie says, «Sure the wake was great craic, God rest him.» («Craic» means «fun, good company».) Does that mean she isn't sad? Test 4 of lesson 63 «Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 4 · Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave

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An Irish auntie says, «Sure the wake was great craic, God rest him.» («Craic» means «fun, good company».) Does that mean she isn't sad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Irish auntie, wake, great craic, Craic, that · **What happens:** say, be, rest, mean, not be · **To what, where:** great craic, auntie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 63 «Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* An Irish auntie says, «Sure the wake was great craic, God rest him.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t4:1
# text = An Irish auntie says, «Sure the wake was great craic, God rest him.»
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	auntie	auntie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Sure	sure	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wake	wake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	craic	craic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
15	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Irish auntie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the wake | great craic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rest** *in a quote* | infinitive | great craic | auntie |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=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.

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*Sentence 2:* («Craic» means «fun, good company».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t4:2
# text = («Craic» means «fun, good company».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Craic	Craic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Craic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Does that mean she isn't sad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t4:3
# text = Does that mean she isn't sad?
1	Does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | craic |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, wakes are only for fun, so nobody there is really sad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t4:o1:1
# text = Yes, wakes are only for fun, so nobody there is really sad
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj	_	_
11	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	12	expl	_	_
12	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	really	really	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for fun | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | present |  |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No, people can share good stories and still grieve

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t4:o2:1
# text = No, people can share good stories and still grieve
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	grieve	grieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | can | people | good stories |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grieve** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  | still |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, she is glad he is gone and can't hide it any more

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t4:o3:1
# text = Yes, she is glad he is gone and can't hide it any more
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	any	any	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | glad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | gone *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **hide** | can | she *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, she isn't sad only because she never really knew him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t4:o4:1
# text = No, she isn't sad only because she never really knew him
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	really	really	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **know** | past | she | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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