Exam question 2 · Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of th…

Discuss the significance of Fionn's feast for the Carl in relation to the close of the tale.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: discuss · To what, where: significance

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1059 «Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of the Iron is beaten and the Carl is revealed as a god» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Discuss	discuss	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 significance	det
3	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Discuss	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 feast	case
5	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 feast	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Fionn	case
7	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 significance	nmod
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 Carl	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Carl	det
10	Carl	Carl	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 feast	nmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 relation	case
12	relation	relation	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Carl	nmod
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 close	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 close	det
15	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 relation	nmod
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 tale	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 tale	det
18	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 close	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Discuss	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	discuss speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the significance of Fionn's feast for the Carl in relation to the close of the tale					vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic

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

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The feast honours the Carl's divine rank, reveals his true identity as ruler of the Shi', and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld

The tree, 35 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 feast	det
2	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 honours	nsubj
3	honours	honour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Carl	det
5	Carl	Carl	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 rank	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Carl	case
7	divine	divine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rank	amod
8	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 honours	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 reveals	punct
10	reveals	reveal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 honours	conj
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 identity	nmod:poss
12	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 identity	amod
13	identity	identity	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 reveals	obj
14	as	as	ADP	_	15 ruler	case
15	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 reveals	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 Shi	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 Shi	det
18	Shi	Shi	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 ruler	nmod
19	',	',	PART	_	18 Shi	case
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 marks	cc
21	marks	mark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 honours	conj
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 conclusion	det
23	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 conclusion	amod
24	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 marks	obj
25	of	of	ADP	_	27 adventure	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 adventure	det
27	adventure	adventure	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 conclusion	nmod
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	33 friendship	cc
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 Fianna	det
30	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	Number=Sing	33 friendship	nmod:poss
31	's	's	PART	_	30 Fianna	case
32	restored	restore	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	33 friendship	amod
33	friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 adventure	conj
34	with	with	ADP	_	36 Otherworld	case
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 Otherworld	det
36	Otherworld	Otherworld	PROPN	Number=Sing	33 friendship	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	honour	present	the feast	the Carl's divine rank		tree rules
2	reveal	present	the feast not said here	feast's true identity	as ruler of the Shi	vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent identity=Theme as ruler=Attribute
3	mark	present	the feast not said here	the peaceful conclusion of the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld		vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent conclusion=Destination
4	restore	participle				vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
5	conclude			the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld		nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Option 2

The feast marks the Carl's victory over Cael and the Fianna's loyalty to their leader and his guests at the hall

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 feast	det
2	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marks	nsubj
3	marks	mark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Carl	det
5	Carl	Carl	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 victory	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Carl	case
7	victory	victory	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marks	obj
8	over	over	ADP	_	9 Cael	case
9	Cael	Cael	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 victory	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 loyalty	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Fianna	det
12	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 loyalty	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 Fianna	case
14	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 victory	conj
15	to	to	ADP	_	17 leader	case
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 leader	nmod:poss
17	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marks	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 guests	cc
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 guests	nmod:poss
20	guests	guest	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 leader	conj
21	at	at	ADP	_	23 hall	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 hall	det
23	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marks	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mark	present	the feast	the Carl's victory and the Fianna's loyalty		Cael		to victory's leader and feast's guests; at the hall	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent victory=Theme at hall=Destination

Option 3

The feast reflects Fionn's gratitude and the Fianna's relief at the Carl's safe return, ending the hunt in harmony

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 feast	det
2	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reflects	nsubj
3	reflects	reflect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 gratitude	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 Fionn	case
6	gratitude	gratitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reflects	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 relief	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Fianna	det
9	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 relief	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 Fianna	case
11	relief	relief	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gratitude	conj
12	at	at	ADP	_	17 return	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Carl	det
14	Carl	Carl	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 return	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 Carl	case
16	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 return	amod
17	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 relief	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 ending	punct
19	ending	end	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 reflects	advcl
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 hunt	det
21	hunt	hunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 ending	obj
22	in	in	ADP	_	23 harmony	case
23	harmony	harmony	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 ending	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	reflect	present	the feast	Fionn's gratitude and the Fianna's relief at the Carl's safe return		tree rules
2	end	gerund	the feast not said here	the hunt	harmony	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality hunt=Eventuality
3	return		the Carl			nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

The feast honours the Carl's divine rank and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 feast	det
2	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 honours	nsubj
3	honours	honour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Carl	det
5	Carl	Carl	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 rank	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Carl	case
7	divine	divine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rank	amod
8	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 honours	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 marks	cc
10	marks	mark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 honours	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 conclusion	det
12	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 conclusion	amod
13	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 marks	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 adventure	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 adventure	det
16	adventure	adventure	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 conclusion	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	honour	present	the feast	the Carl's divine rank	tree rules
2	mark	present	the feast not said here	the peaceful conclusion of the adventure	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent conclusion=Destination
3	conclude			the adventure	nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient

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