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description: What, according to the stranger, is the purpose of his voyage to the shores of Ireland? Exam question 2 of lesson 1056 «Fionn's Fianna, The Carl of the Drab Coat, part 24: a strange lord arrives by sea and challenges the Fianna to a contest» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 2 · Fionn's Fianna, The Carl of the Drab Coat, part 24: a stra…

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What, according to the stranger, is the purpose of his voyage to the shores of Ireland?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** purpose, voyage, his · **What happens:** be, accord, purpose, voyage · **To what, where:** stranger

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1056 «Fionn's Fianna, The Carl of the Drab Coat, part 24: a strange lord arrives by sea and challenges the Fianna to a contest» 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/1056-pg2892-part24/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1056-pg2892-part24:e2:1
# text = What, according to the stranger, is the purpose of his voyage to the shores of Ireland?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	according	accord	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	shores	shore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the purpose of his voyage |  |  |  |  | to the shores of Ireland | tree rules |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund | the purpose of his voyage *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the stranger *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to stranger=Goal |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | his voyage |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **voyage** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom voyage «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The exaction of tribute and the acknowledgement of his lordship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1056-pg2892-part24:e2:o1:1
# text = The exaction of tribute and the acknowledgement of his lordship
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	exaction	exaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	acknowledgement	acknowledgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	lordship	lordship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exact** |  |  | tribute |  |  |  |  | nom exaction «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The seeking of a wife and a dowry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1056-pg2892-part24:e2:o2:1
# text = The seeking of a wife and a dowry
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seeking	seeking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** |  |  | a wife and a dowry |  |  |  |  | nom seeking «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sealing of a peace and the swearing of an oath of friendship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1056-pg2892-part24:e2:o3:1
# text = The sealing of a peace and the swearing of an oath of friendship
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sealing	sealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	swearing	swearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** |  |  | a peace and the swearing of a oath of friendship |  |  |  |  | nom sealing «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **swear** |  | a oath of friendship |  |  |  |  |  | nom swearing «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The exaction of tribute, the acknowledgement of his lordship, and the burning of every fort that resists him along the coast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1056-pg2892-part24:e2:o4:1
# text = The exaction of tribute, the acknowledgement of his lordship, and the burning of every fort that resists him along the coast
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	exaction	exaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	acknowledgement	acknowledgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	lordship	lordship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	burning	burning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	resists	resist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	along	along	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resist** | present | that | him *= he* |  |  |  | along the coast | tree rules |
| 2 | **exact** |  |  | tribute |  |  |  |  | nom exaction «act transitive»: of=patient |

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