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title: Determine the manner in which the narrator was reborn according to t… — Gods and Fighting Men, Tuan mac Cairil… · tree and pragmatics
description: Determine the manner in which the narrator was reborn according to the account, and identify the person who undertook the rite. Exam question 4 of lesson 1036 «Gods and Fighting Men, Tuan mac Cairill, the salmon's journey and rebirth» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Exam question 4 · Gods and Fighting Men, Tuan mac Cairill, the salmon's jour…

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Determine the manner in which the narrator was reborn according to the account, and identify the person who undertook the rite.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, narrator, person · **What happens:** determine, be, accord, identify, undertake · **To what, where:** manner, person, rite

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1036 «Gods and Fighting Men, Tuan mac Cairill, the salmon's journey and rebirth» 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/1036-pg2892-part4/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1036-pg2892-part4:e4:1
# text = Determine the manner in which the narrator was reborn according to the account, and identify the person who undertook the rite.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	reborn	reborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	undertook	undertake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	rite	rite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | the narrator |  |  | the manner |  | accord the account; reborn *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **identify** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the person |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 5 | **undertake** | past | the person | the rite |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rite=Eventuality |

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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 was cooked by the queen and born again, Finnian blessing him at the river's edge

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1036-pg2892-part4:e4:o1:1
# text = He was cooked by the queen and born again, Finnian blessing him at the river's edge
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Finnian	Finnian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	blessing	bless	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | past · passive | the queen | He |  |  |  | Finnian *obl* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **bear** | participle | the queen *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **bless** | gerund | the queen *not said here* | Finnian |  | the river's edge |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eaten by the queen, baptized

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1036-pg2892-part4:e4:o2:1
# text = Eaten by the queen, baptized
1	Eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	baptized	baptize	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the queen | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **baptize** | participle |  | the queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He was eaten by the king's wife and born as Cairill's son, Finnian baptizing him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1036-pg2892-part4:e4:o3:1
# text = He was eaten by the king's wife and born as Cairill's son, Finnian baptizing him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	Cairill	Cairill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Finnian	Finnian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
17	baptizing	baptize	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · passive | the king's wife | He |  |  |  | Finnian *obl* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **bear** | participle | the king's wife *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as Cairill's son | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **baptize** | gerund | the king's wife *not said here* | Finnian |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was roasted by the king's wife and reborn as a prince, with a monk baptizing him

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1036-pg2892-part4:e4:o4:1
# text = He was roasted by the king's wife and reborn as a prince, with a monk baptizing him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	reborn	reborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
18	baptizing	baptize	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roast** | past · passive | the king's wife | He |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **baptize** | gerund | a monk *not said here* | monk |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Result |

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