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description: Which of the following best describes the outcome of Fergus's attempts to comfort the hound, namely the cessation of its trembling? Exam question 1 of lesson 1047 «Irish Fairy Tales, Tuiren, part 15: Fergus loves the hound, Tuiren is freed, Fionn chases a fawn» of the books course of Mova's primary 
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# Exam question 1 · Irish Fairy Tales, Tuiren, part 15: Fergus loves the hound…

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of Fergus's attempts to comfort the hound, namely the cessation of its trembling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Fergus, cessation · **What happens:** follow, describe, comfort, attempt, cease, tremble · **To what, where:** outcome, hound, trembling

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1047 «Irish Fairy Tales, Tuiren, part 15: Fergus loves the hound, Tuiren is freed, Fionn chases a fawn» 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/1047-pg2892-part15/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of Fergus's attempts to comfort the hound, namely the cessation of its trembling?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	attempts	attempt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	comfort	comfort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	namely	namely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	cessation	cessation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	trembling	trembling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 |  | the outcome of Fergus's attempts |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **comfort** | to-infinitive |  | the hound |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hound=Experiencer |
| 4 | **attempt** |  | Fergus |  |  |  |  |  | nom attempt «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **cease** |  |  | cessation's trembling |  |  |  |  | nom cessation «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **tremble** |  | cessation |  |  |  |  |  | nom trembling «state intransitive»: poss=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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Fergus calmed the hound by feeding her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e1:o1:1
# text = Fergus calmed the hound by feeding her
1	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	calmed	calm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	feeding	feed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **calm** | past | Fergus | the hound |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hound=Experiencer |
| 2 | **feed** | gerund | Fergus *not said here* |  | hound |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |

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

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The hound's shivers ceased once Fergus hugged and kissed her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e1:o2:1
# text = The hound's shivers ceased once Fergus hugged and kissed her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	shivers	shiver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ceased	cease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hugged	hug	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	kissed	kiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | past | the hound's shivers |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **hug** | past | Fergus |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **kiss** | past | Fergus *not said here* | Fergus |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **shiver** |  | the hound |  |  |  |  |  | nom shiver «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The hound's shivers ended only after Fergus had hugged her many times and fed her warm broth by the fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e1:o3:1
# text = The hound's shivers ended only after Fergus had hugged her many times and fed her warm broth by the fire
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	shivers	shiver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	hugged	hug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	broth	broth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hug** | past · perfect · passive |  | the hound's shivers |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | past |  | Fergus's warm broth |  |  |  | by the fire | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent broth=Theme |
| 3 | **shiver** |  | the hound |  |  |  |  |  | nom shiver «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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After Fergus hugged and kissed the hound, her trembling stopped entirely and she grew calm and quiet beside him

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e1:o4:1
# text = After Fergus hugged and kissed the hound, her trembling stopped entirely and she grew calm and quiet beside him
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
3	hugged	hug	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	kissed	kiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	trembling	trembling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hug** | past |  |  |  |  | after Fergus |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **kiss** | past |  | the hound |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hound=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **stop** | past | hound's trembling |  |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **grow** | past | trembling |  |  |  |  | beside Fergus; calm *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beside he=Location |
| 5 | **tremble** |  | hound |  |  |  |  |  | nom trembling «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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