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description: With reference to the text, what condition did Uct Dealv impose upon Iollan in exchange for the preservation of his life? Exam question 2 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, wi
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# Exam question 2 · Irish Fairy Tales, Tuiren, part 15: Fergus loves the hound…

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With reference to the text, what condition did Uct Dealv impose upon Iollan in exchange for the preservation of his life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition, Uct · **What happens:** do, impose, preserve · **To what, where:** exchange, life

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e2:1
# text = With reference to the text, what condition did Uct Dealv impose upon Iollan in exchange for the preservation of his life?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
8	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Uct	Uct	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	Dealv	Dealv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	impose	impose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Iollan	Iollan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	preservation	preservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | condition |  |  |  |  | with reference to the text | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 2 | **impose** | present | Uct |  |  | exchange for the preservation of Uct's life |  | upon Iollan | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **preserve** |  |  | Uct's life |  |  |  |  | nom preservation «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Iollan agreed to marry Tuiren and leave Fionn's household

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e2:o1:1
# text = Iollan agreed to marry Tuiren and leave Fionn's household
1	Iollan	Iollan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	Tuiren	Tuiren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | Iollan |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Iollan *not said here* | Tuiren |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tuiren=Patient |
| 3 | **leave** | infinitive | Iollan *not said here* | Fionn's household |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent household=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Iollan pledged to remain her sweetheart until the end of his life and never again to visit the hill of Fionn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e2:o2:1
# text = Iollan pledged to remain her sweetheart until the end of his life and never again to visit the hill of Fionn
1	Iollan	Iollan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pledged	pledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sweetheart	sweetheart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	again	again	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pledge** | past | Iollan |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **remain** | to-infinitive | Iollan *not said here* | Iollan's sweetheart |  |  | until the end of his life |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sweetheart=Attribute |
| 3 | **visit** | to-infinitive | Iollan *not said here* | the hill of Fionn |  |  | again |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Co-Agent |

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

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Iollan pledged to remain her sweetheart until the end of life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e2:o3:1
# text = Iollan pledged to remain her sweetheart until the end of life
1	Iollan	Iollan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pledged	pledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sweetheart	sweetheart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pledge** | past | Iollan |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **remain** | to-infinitive | Iollan *not said here* | Iollan's sweetheart |  |  | until the end of life |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sweetheart=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Iollan was required to swear an oath to remain her sweetheart until death and to give her all his gold

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e2:o4:1
# text = Iollan was required to swear an oath to remain her sweetheart until death and to give her all his gold
1	Iollan	Iollan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sweetheart	sweetheart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	until	until	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past · passive |  | Iollan |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swear** | to-infinitive |  | a oath |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  | Iollan's sweetheart |  |  | until death |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sweetheart=Attribute |
| 4 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | his gold | Iollan |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient gold=Theme |

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