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title: Which of the following describes the principal means by which the gu… — Fionn mac Cumhaill, The Boyhood of Fio… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the principal means by which the guardians conceal the infant Fionn from the sons of Morna? Exam question 1 of lesson 1038 «Fionn mac Cumhaill, The Boyhood of Fionn, part 6: Fionn trains hard, learns to swim, and is left sneezing in a tree» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 1 · Fionn mac Cumhaill, The Boyhood of Fionn, part 6: Fionn tr…

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Which of the following describes the principal means by which the guardians conceal the infant Fionn from the sons of Morna?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** principal, guardians · **What happens:** follow, describe, mean, conceal · **To what, where:** infant Fionn · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1038 «Fionn mac Cumhaill, The Boyhood of Fionn, part 6: Fionn trains hard, learns to swim, and is left sneezing in a tree» 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/1038-pg2892-part6/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1038-pg2892-part6:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the principal means by which the guardians conceal the infant Fionn from the sons of Morna?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	obj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	principal	principal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	guardians	guardian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	conceal	conceal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Morna	Morna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	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 | **describe** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the principal |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **conceal** | present | the guardians | the infant Fionn |  |  |  | from the sons of Morna | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent fionn=Patient from son=Beneficiary |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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By concealing him in a remote wood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1038-pg2892-part6:e1:o1:1
# text = By concealing him in a remote wood
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  | a remote wood |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Patient in wood=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By keeping him inside a remote wood far from every road and sealing off the paths with stones

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1038-pg2892-part6:e1:o2:1
# text = By keeping him inside a remote wood far from every road and sealing off the paths with stones
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	sealing	seal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  | a remote wood |  | from every road | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme inside wood=Location |
| 2 | **seal off** | gerund |  | the paths |  |  |  | with stones | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent path=Patient with stone=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By concealing him in a remote wood under the guardianship of druid women who hid him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1038-pg2892-part6:e1:o3:1
# text = By concealing him in a remote wood under the guardianship of druid women who hid him
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	guardianship	guardianship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	druid	druid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  | a remote wood |  | under the guardianship of druid women | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Patient in wood=Location |
| 2 | **hide** | past | druid women | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By disguising him as a girl at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1038-pg2892-part6:e1:o4:1
# text = By disguising him as a girl at home
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disguising	disguise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | gerund |  |  | him *= he* | home |  | as a girl | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Destination |

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