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description: Which of the following is the correct account of the Abbott's declared origin, as recorded in the passage? Exam question 4 of lesson 1033 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill, part 1: Finnian forces his way into a pagan lord's house and wins him over» of the books course of Mova's prima
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# Exam question 4 · Irish Fairy Tales, The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill, part 1:…

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Which of the following is the correct account of the Abbott's declared origin, as recorded in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, declare, record · **To what, where:** declared origin, passage

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1033 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill, part 1: Finnian forces his way into a pagan lord's house and wins him over» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1033-pg2892-part1/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1033-pg2892-part1:e4:1
# text = Which of the following is the correct account of the Abbott's declared origin, as recorded in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Abbott	Abbott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	declared	declare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the correct account; of the Abbott's declared origin | tree rules |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **record** | participle |  | the Abbott's declared origin *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination |

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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}

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He is by blood a Leinsterman, though he was born far north in Donegal and raised by druids

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1033-pg2892-part1:e4:o1:1
# text = He is by blood a Leinsterman, though he was born far north in Donegal and raised by druids
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Leinsterman	Leinsterman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
12	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
13	north	north	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Donegal	Donegal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	druids	druid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | by blood | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | past · passive |  | he |  | Donegal |  | north *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **raise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is by blood a Leinsterman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1033-pg2892-part1:e4:o2:1
# text = He is by blood a Leinsterman
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Leinsterman	Leinsterman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | by blood | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He is by blood a Leinsterman, raised among the monks of Clonard and Finnian's own household

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1033-pg2892-part1:e4:o3:1
# text = He is by blood a Leinsterman, raised among the monks of Clonard and Finnian's own household
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Leinsterman	Leinsterman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	among	among	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:agent	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Clonard	Clonard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	Finnian	Finnian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | by blood | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | participle |  | blood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is by blood from Munster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1033-pg2892-part1:e4:o4:1
# text = He is by blood from Munster
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Munster	Munster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  | Munster |  | by blood | tree rules |

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