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# Exam question 3 · Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the duty that the High King acknowledged when he placed Segda under the protections of his oath?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** High King, King · **What happens:** follow, describe, acknowledge, place, protect · **To what, where:** duty, Segda, protections, oath

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1064 «Gods and Fighting Men, the tale of Conn and Segda, part 32: Conn lands on a magic island, asks for the queen's son, and the boy is condemned to die» 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/1064-pg2892-part32/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately describes the duty that the High King acknowledged when he placed Segda under the protections of his oath?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	placed	place	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
19	Segda	Segda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
20	under	under	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	protections	protection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 duty |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent duty=Theme |
| 3 | **acknowledge** | past | the High King | the duty *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Topic |
| 4 | **place** | past | King | Segda |  | the protections of King's oath |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent segda=Theme under protection=Destination |
| 5 | **protect** |  |  | King's oath |  |  |  |  | nom protection «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
He recognised an obligation, as his office required, to give the protections owed, despite his distress

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:e3:o1:1
# text = He recognised an obligation, as his office required, to give the protections owed, despite his distress
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	obligation	obligation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	required	require	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	protections	protection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	owed	owe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	despite	despite	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | He | a obligation |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer obligation=Stimulus |
| 2 | **require** | past | his office |  |  |  |  | despite office's distress | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 3 | **give** | to-infinitive | his office *not said here* | the protections |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **owe** | participle | his office *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **distress** |  | office |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He acknowledged a duty, as bound by his office and his oath to the gods, to grant every protection that was due to the boy, even while he was greatly perturbed and angry with the magicians

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:e3:o2:1
# text = He acknowledged a duty, as bound by his office and his oath to the gods, to grant every protection that was due to the boy, even while he was greatly perturbed and angry with the magicians
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	by	by	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	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	grant	grant	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
20	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
24	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	27	case	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	fixed	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
29	even	even	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
30	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	34	mark	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj	_	_
32	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux:pass	_	_
33	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	perturbed	perturb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	parataxis	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	conj	_	_
37	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	magicians	magician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acknowledge** | past | He | a duty |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Topic |
| 2 | **bind** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by his office and his oath to the gods | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **grant** | to-infinitive |  | every protection |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent protection=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | every protection |  |  |  |  | due the boy | tree rules |
| 5 | **perturb** | past · passive |  | boy |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He acknowledged a duty, as bound by his office, to grant the protections due, and he insisted on the oath even while greatly perturbed by the whole matter of the boy's death

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:e3:o3:1
# text = He acknowledged a duty, as bound by his office, to grant the protections due, and he insisted on the oath even while greatly perturbed by the whole matter of the boy's death
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	by	by	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	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	protections	protection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	insisted	insist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	even	even	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
25	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
26	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	perturbed	perturb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	advcl	_	_
28	by	by	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	's	's	PART	POS	_	34	case	_	_
36	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acknowledge** | past | He | a duty |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Topic |
| 2 | **bind** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by his office | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **grant** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the protections |  |  |  | due *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent protection=Theme |
| 4 | **insist** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  | the oath |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **perturb** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the whole matter of the boy's death; greatly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **matter** |  | the boy's death |  |  |  |  |  | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 7 | **die** |  | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He acknowledged a duty, as bound by his office, to grant the protections that were due, even while greatly perturbed

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1064-pg2892-part32:e3:o4:1
# text = He acknowledged a duty, as bound by his office, to grant the protections that were due, even while greatly perturbed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	by	by	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	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	protections	protection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	even	even	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
21	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	perturbed	perturb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acknowledge** | past | He | a duty |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Topic |
| 2 | **bind** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by his office | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **grant** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the protections |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent protection=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | the protections |  |  |  |  | due *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **perturb** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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