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description: By what means did the wife of Iarlaid obtain the allegiance of the twelve foster brothers? Exam question 3 of lesson 1159 «More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Manus, part 25: Manus is cheated of his share and is offered a sword» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 3 · More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Manus, part 25: Manu…

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By what means did the wife of Iarlaid obtain the allegiance of the twelve foster brothers?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wife · **What happens:** mean, do, obtain · **To what, where:** allegiance

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1159 «More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Manus, part 25: Manus is cheated of his share and is offered a sword» 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/1159-pg3027-part25/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1159-pg3027-part25:e3:1
# text = By what means did the wife of Iarlaid obtain the allegiance of the twelve foster brothers?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
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	6	det	_	_
6	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Iarlaid	Iarlaid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	obtain	obtain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	allegiance	allegiance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
15	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 3 | **obtain** | present | the wife of Iarlaid | the allegiance of the twelve foster brothers |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allegiance=Theme |

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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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By persuading them to pledge fealty to her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1159-pg3027-part25:e3:o1:1
# text = By persuading them to pledge fealty to her
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	persuading	persuade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pledge	pledge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	fealty	fealty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **pledge** | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | fealty | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent fealty=Theme to she=Goal |

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

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By compelling them to swear fealty to her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1159-pg3027-part25:e3:o2:1
# text = By compelling them to swear fealty to her
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compelling	compel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	fealty	fealty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compel** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **swear** | to-infinitive |  | fealty | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent fealty=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By asking them to swear loyalty to her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1159-pg3027-part25:e3:o3:1
# text = By asking them to swear loyalty to her
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | loyalty | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent loyalty=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By compelling them to swear fealty to her and her son Iarlaid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1159-pg3027-part25:e3:o4:1
# text = By compelling them to swear fealty to her and her son Iarlaid
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compelling	compel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	fealty	fealty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	Iarlaid	Iarlaid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compel** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **swear** | to-infinitive |  | fealty | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent fealty=Eventuality |

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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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