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# Exam question 1 · Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh Corran: Goll defeats…

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On what condition did the third hag agree to lift the enchantment from the Fianna-Finn?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** third hag · **What happens:** do, agree, lift · **To what, where:** condition, enchantment, Fianna Finn

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1061 «Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh Corran: Goll defeats the hags and frees the Fianna» 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/1061-pg2892-part29/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e1:1
# text = On what condition did the third hag agree to lift the enchantment from the Fianna-Finn?
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	hag	hag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	agree	agree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | condition |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | the third hag |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lift** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the third hag *not said here* | the enchantment |  | the Fianna Finn |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent enchantment=Theme from finn=Destination |

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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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That she be spared and allowed to go free, after which she would lift the enchantment and leave the hill

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e1:o1:1
# text = That she be spared and allowed to go free, after which she would lift the enchantment and leave the hill
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spared	spare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spare** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **allow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **lift** | would | she | the enchantment |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enchantment=Theme |
| 5 | **leave** | infinitive | she *not said here* | the hill |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Theme |

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

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That she be spared and allowed to go free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e1:o2:1
# text = That she be spared and allowed to go free
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spared	spare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spare** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **allow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That she be fed and sent home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e1:o3:1
# text = That she be fed and sent home
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **send** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That she be spared, given a horse, and allowed to ride off freely over the hills to the north

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1061-pg2892-part29:e1:o4:1
# text = That she be spared, given a horse, and allowed to ride off freely over the hills to the north
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spared	spare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spare** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | a horse |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
| 3 | **allow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **ride off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the hills |  | to the north; freely *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over hill=Trajectory |

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