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title: Explain the meaning of the term "champion" as it is employed within… — Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the meaning of the term "champion" as it is employed within this passage. Exam question 4 of lesson 1058 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coat-Tails, part 26: the Carl stops for blackberries while Fionn waits for news» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 4 · Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coat-Tails, part 26: th…

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Explain the meaning of the term "champion" as it is employed within this passage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** explain, employ, mean · **To what, where:** meaning, term

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1058 «Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coat-Tails, part 26: the Carl stops for blackberries while Fionn waits for news» 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/1058-pg2892-part26/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:e4:1
# text = Explain the meaning of the term "champion" as it is employed within this passage.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
14	within	within	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning of the term |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic |
| 2 | **employ** | present · passive |  | meaning |  |  |  | within this passage | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** |  |  | the term |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication 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 {#o1}

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A famous fighter from another tribe who challenges the band of Fionn in every contest held on the field

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:e4:o1:1
# text = A famous fighter from another tribe who challenges the band of Fionn in every contest held on the field
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fighter	fighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	tribe	tribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	challenges	challenge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **challenge** | present | a famous fighter from another tribe | the band of Fionn |  | every contest |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | every contest *not said here* |  | the field |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on field=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A warrior belonging to the band of Fionn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:e4:o2:1
# text = A warrior belonging to the band of Fionn
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund | a warrior *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the band of Fionn | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A man who leads a group of hunters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:e4:o3:1
# text = A man who leads a group of hunters
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | a man | a group of hunters |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A warrior belonging to the band of Fionn and sworn to protect him in battle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1058-pg2892-part26:e4:o4:1
# text = A warrior belonging to the band of Fionn and sworn to protect him in battle
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund | a warrior *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the band of Fionn | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **swear** | participle · passive |  | a warrior |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  |  | Fionn | battle |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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