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title: Describe the locale wherein the robber maintained his dwelling and t… — Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds o… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the locale wherein the robber maintained his dwelling and the treasures he kept there. Exam question 4 of lesson 1039 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, part 7: Fionn is spared by the robber Fiacuil and carried off to his marsh den» of the books course of Mova's primary school,
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# Exam question 4 · Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, part 7: Fio…

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Describe the locale wherein the robber maintained his dwelling and the treasures he kept there.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, robber, treasures · **What happens:** describe, maintain, keep · **To what, where:** locale, dwelling

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1039 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, part 7: Fionn is spared by the robber Fiacuil and carried off to his marsh den» 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/1039-pg2892-part7/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e4:1
# text = Describe the locale wherein the robber maintained his dwelling and the treasures he kept there.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	locale	locale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	wherein	wherein	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	maintained	maintain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the locale |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent locale=Theme |
| 2 | **maintain** | past | the robber | robber's dwelling |  |  |  | wherein *property* | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent dwelling=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | past | the treasures |  |  | there |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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A marsh with gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e4:o1:1
# text = A marsh with gold
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A dry hall on a hill, with bronze shields and silver cups lining its walls

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e4:o2:1
# text = A dry hall on a hill, with bronze shields and silver cups lining its walls
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	bronze	bronze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	shields	shield	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	lining	line	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | gerund | bronze shields and silver cups *not said here* | hill's walls |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wall=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A cold den

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e4:o3:1
# text = A cold den
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A vast cold marsh, with damp winding hiding places

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1039-pg2892-part7:e4:o4:1
# text = A vast cold marsh, with damp winding hiding places
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	vast	vast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	winding	winding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hiding	hiding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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