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title: Identify the cause of Fergus's prolonged confinement to his bed, as… — Irish Fairy Tales, Tuiren, part 15: Fe… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the cause of Fergus's prolonged confinement to his bed, as stated in the passage. Exam question 4 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, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · Irish Fairy Tales, Tuiren, part 15: Fergus loves the hound…

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Identify the cause of Fergus's prolonged confinement to his bed, as stated in the passage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Fergus · **What happens:** identify, prolong, state, cause, confine · **To what, where:** cause, passage, prolonged confinement

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e4:1
# text = Identify the cause of Fergus's prolonged confinement to his bed, as stated in the passage.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cause of Fergus's prolonged confinement |  |  |  | to Fergus's bed | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent cause=Theme to bed=be' |
| 2 | **prolong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cause** |  |  | Fergus's prolonged confinement |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **confine** |  | Fergus |  |  |  |  |  | nom confinement «state transitive»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Blighted affection, from which he suffered for a year and a day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e4:o1:1
# text = Blighted affection, from which he suffered for a year and a day
1	Blighted	blight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blight** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **suffer** | past | Blighted affection |  |  |  | year |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blighted affection from the enchanted hound, which he suffered from for many years and a day in his bed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e4:o2:1
# text = Blighted affection from the enchanted hound, which he suffered from for many years and a day in his bed
1	Blighted	blight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blight** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **suffer** | past | the enchanted hound |  |  | hound's bed | year |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A sickness brought on by the faery magic of Uct Dealv and the apple trees that lasted a year and a day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e4:o3:1
# text = A sickness brought on by the faery magic of Uct Dealv and the apple trees that lasted a year and a day
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sickness	sickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	faery	faery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Uct	Uct	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	Dealv	Dealv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring on** | participle |  | a sickness *not said here* |  |  |  | by the faery magic of Uct and the apple trees | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **last** | past | a sickness |  |  |  | day; year |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorrow over Tuiren's marriage to Lugaidh in Fionn's hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1047-pg2892-part15:e4:o4:1
# text = Sorrow over Tuiren's marriage to Lugaidh in Fionn's hall
1	Sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	Tuiren	Tuiren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Lugaidh	Lugaidh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** |  | Tuiren |  |  |  |  | to Lugaidh in Fionn's hall | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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