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# Exam question 1 · Heroic Romances, The Finding of Oisin: Fionn finds a naked…

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Which of the following best describes the manner in which the five hounds conducted their combat against the assembled pack?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** five hounds, hounds · **What happens:** follow, describe, conduct, assemble, combat · **To what, where:** manner, combat

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1050 «Heroic Romances, The Finding of Oisin: Fionn finds a naked boy among the fighting hounds and takes him home as his own» 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/1050-pg2892-part18/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the manner in which the five hounds conducted their combat against the assembled pack?
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	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	hounds	hound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	against	against	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 manner |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **conduct** | past | the five hounds | hounds's combat |  | the manner |  | against the assembled pack | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent combat=Theme in which=Destination |
| 4 | **assemble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **combat** |  | hounds *= hound* |  |  |  |  |  | nom combat «act 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They fought in a ring, uplifting their heads and calling out for their master between each onslaught, and they never once broke the circle or gave ground to the pack.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:e1:o1:1
# text = They fought in a ring, uplifting their heads and calling out for their master between each onslaught, and they never once broke the circle or gave ground to the pack.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	uplifting	uplift	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	between	between	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	onslaught	onslaught	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	24	advmod	_	_
24	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
29	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | They |  |  | a ring |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **uplift** | gerund | They *not said here* | their heads |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus head=Experiencer |
| 3 | **call out** *speech: assert* | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for heads's master between each onslaught | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for master=Recipient |
| 4 | **break** | past | heads *= head* | the circle |  |  |  | once *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer circle=Patient |
| 5 | **give** | past | heads *= head* *not said here* | ground | the pack |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ground=Theme to pack=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They ran in a circle, barking at the dogs before each charge, but never called for their master.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:e1:o2:1
# text = They ran in a circle, barking at the dogs before each charge, but never called for their master.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | They |  |  | a circle |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in circle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **bark** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  | before each charge | at the dogs | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at dog=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **call** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for dogs's master | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for master=Recipient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They fought in a ring, uplifting their heads and calling out for their master between each onslaught.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:e1:o3:1
# text = They fought in a ring, uplifting their heads and calling out for their master between each onslaught.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	uplifting	uplift	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	between	between	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	onslaught	onslaught	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | They |  |  | a ring |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **uplift** | gerund | They *not said here* | their heads |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus head=Experiencer |
| 3 | **call out** *speech: assert* | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for heads's master between each onslaught | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for master=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They fought in a circle, lowering their heads and staying silent until the end of each attack.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1050-pg2892-part18:e1:o4:1
# text = They fought in a circle, lowering their heads and staying silent until the end of each attack.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	lowering	lower	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	until	until	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | They |  |  | a circle |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lower** | gerund | They *not said here* | their heads |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  | until the end of each attack | silent *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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