Test 11 · ★ · Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flocks, part 50: Covan fe…

wait, why does the raven help him in the end?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, raven · What happens: wait, help · To what, where: him, end

This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1184 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Gorla of the Flocks, part 50: Covan feeds the raven, herds the cows through fire and flood, and is sheltered by two friends» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 help	punct
3	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	7 help	advmod
4	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 help	aux
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 raven	det
6	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 help	nsubj
7	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 wait	conj
8	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 help	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 end	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 end	det
11	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 help	obl
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 wait	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	imperative	you not said here						vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	help	present · do-support	the raven		him = he		in the end		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary

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

cos Covan fed him cake, so he's returning the favour

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	cos	cos	PUNCT	_	3 fed	punct
2	Covan	Covan	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 fed	nsubj
3	fed	feed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 fed	obj
5	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fed	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 returning	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	10 returning	advmod
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 returning	nsubj
9	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 returning	aux
10	returning	return	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 fed	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 favour	det
12	favour	favour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 returning	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feed	past	Covan	cake	him = he				vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient cake=Theme
2	return	present · progressive	Covan	the favour					vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Theme

Option 2

cos Covan fed him cake and tended his wing and let him sleep in his hood, so the raven is paying him back in full

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	cos	cos	PUNCT	_	3 fed	punct
2	Covan	Covan	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 fed	nsubj
3	fed	feed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 fed	obj
5	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fed	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 tended	cc
7	tended	tend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fed	conj
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 wing	nmod:poss
9	wing	wing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tended	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 let	cc
11	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 tended	conj
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 let	obj
13	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 let	xcomp
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 hood	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 hood	nmod:poss
16	hood	hood	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sleep	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 paying	punct
18	so	so	ADV	_	22 paying	advmod
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 raven	det
20	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 paying	nsubj
21	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 paying	aux
22	paying	pay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 tended	advcl
23	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 paying	obj
24	back	back	ADV	_	22 paying	advmod
25	in	in	ADP	_	26 full	case
26	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 paying	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	feed	past	Covan	cake	him = he		vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient cake=Theme
2	tend	past	Covan not said here	Covan's wing			vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Theme
3	let	infinitive	Covan not said here	Covan			tree rules
4	sleep	infinitive	Covan not said here			Covan's hood	vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in hood=Location
5	pay back	present · progressive	the raven	Covan		full	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Asset

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

cos Covan gave him a bit of cake, so he's paying him back

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	cos	cos	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct
2	Covan	Covan	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 cake	case
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bit	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 paying	punct
10	so	so	ADV	_	13 paying	advmod
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 paying	nsubj
12	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 paying	aux
13	paying	pay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 gave	conj
14	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 paying	obj
15	back	back	ADV	_	13 paying	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Covan	a bit of cake	him = he				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient bit=Theme
2	pay back	present · progressive	Covan	him = he					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Asset

Option 4

cos Covan gave him a bit of his cake when they first met by the rock, so now the raven is paying him back for the kindness

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	cos	cos	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct
2	Covan	Covan	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 cake	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 cake	nmod:poss
9	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bit	nmod
10	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	13 met	advmod
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 met	nsubj
12	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	13 met	advmod
13	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	advcl
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 rock	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 rock	det
16	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 met	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 paying	punct
18	so	so	ADV	_	23 paying	advmod
19	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	23 paying	advmod
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 raven	det
21	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 paying	nsubj
22	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 paying	aux
23	paying	pay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 gave	advcl
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 paying	obj
25	back	back	ADV	_	23 paying	advmod
26	for	for	ADP	_	28 kindness	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 kindness	det
28	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 paying	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Covan	a bit of Covan's cake	him = he			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient bit=Theme
2	meet	past	they				by the rock; first property	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	pay back	present · progressive	the raven	Covan		now	for the kindness	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Asset for kindness=Theme

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