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# Exam question 1 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Giant's Daughter, part 47: the pri…

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With reference to the passage, state the first of the three tasks imposed upon the prince by the giant.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** state, impose · **To what, where:** first, three tasks

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1322 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Giant's Daughter, part 47: the prince and the giant's daughter escape on the blue-grey mare» 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/1322-pg3454-part47/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1322-pg3454-part47:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, state the first of the three tasks imposed upon the prince by the giant.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	first	first	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
14	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the first of the three tasks |  |  |  | with reference to the passage | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent first=Topic |
| 2 | **impose** | participle |  | the three tasks *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the prince; by the giant | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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the gathering of two blackbirds from the moor at the hour of midday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1322-pg3454-part47:e1:o1:1
# text = the gathering of two blackbirds from the moor at the hour of midday
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gathering	gathering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	blackbirds	blackbird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the cleaning of the byre so that a golden apple may roll through it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1322-pg3454-part47:e1:o2:1
# text = the cleaning of the byre so that a golden apple may roll through it
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	byre	byre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	roll	roll	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | may | a golden apple | the cleaning of the byre *not said here* |  | byre |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent cleaning=Theme through it=Trajectory |
| 2 | **clean** |  | the byre |  |  |  |  |  | nom cleaning «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the cleaning of the byre so that a golden apple may roll through it from door to door before nightfall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1322-pg3454-part47:e1:o3:1
# text = the cleaning of the byre so that a golden apple may roll through it from door to door before nightfall
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	byre	byre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	roll	roll	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	before	before	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	nightfall	nightfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | may | the cleaning of the byre |  |  | apple | before nightfall | from door; to door | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme through it=Source from door=Trajectory to door=Destination |
| 2 | **clean** |  | the byre |  |  |  |  |  | nom cleaning «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the cleaning of the byre, which had not been swept in a hundred years, so that a golden apple may roll through it

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1322-pg3454-part47:e1:o4:1
# text = the cleaning of the byre, which had not been swept in a hundred years, so that a golden apple may roll through it
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	byre	byre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	swept	sweep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	23	mark	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	roll	roll	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
24	through	through	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sweep** | past · perfect · passive |  | the cleaning of the byre |  |  | year |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |
| 2 | **roll** | may | a golden apple |  |  | byre |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through it=Trajectory |
| 3 | **clean** |  | the byre |  |  |  |  |  | nom cleaning «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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