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title: What condition did the earl impose upon Owen before the giant's defe… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Owen and Luned, Ow… · tree and pragmatics
description: What condition did the earl impose upon Owen before the giant's defeat? Exam question 4 of lesson 1327 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Owen and Luned, Owen's lion helps him win Luned back from the giant and the captors» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Owen and Luned, Owen's lion helps him…

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What condition did the earl impose upon Owen before the giant's defeat?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition, giant · **What happens:** impose, defeat

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1327 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Owen and Luned, Owen's lion helps him win Luned back from the giant and the captors» 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/1327-pg3454-part52/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1327-pg3454-part52:e4:1
# text = What condition did the earl impose upon Owen before the giant's defeat?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	earl	earl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	impose	impose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Owen	Owen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | past · do-support | what condition |  |  |  | before the giant's defeat | upon Owen | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **defeat** |  | the giant |  |  |  |  |  | nom defeat «event transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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Owen must make the giant kneel and beg the earl for mercy in front of everyone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1327-pg3454-part52:e4:o1:1
# text = Owen must make the giant kneel and beg the earl for mercy in front of everyone
1	Owen	Owen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	kneel	kneel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	beg	beg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	earl	earl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | must | Owen | the giant kneel |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kneel=Product |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | infinitive | Owen *not said here* | the earl |  | front of everyone |  | for mercy | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent earl=Recipient for mercy=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Owen must give the earl his best sword and horse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1327-pg3454-part52:e4:o2:1
# text = Owen must give the earl his best sword and horse
1	Owen	Owen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	earl	earl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | must | Owen | the earl |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent earl=Recipient sword=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Owen must make the earl's enemy kneel to the lady

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1327-pg3454-part52:e4:o3:1
# text = Owen must make the earl's enemy kneel to the lady
1	Owen	Owen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	earl	earl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	enemy	enemy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	kneel	kneel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | must | Owen | the earl's enemy kneel |  |  |  | to the lady | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kneel=Product |
| 2 | **kneel** |  | the earl |  |  |  |  |  | nom kneel «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Owen must force the giant to kneel and swear to return all his stolen lands to the lady

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1327-pg3454-part52:e4:o4:1
# text = Owen must force the giant to kneel and swear to return all his stolen lands to the lady
1	Owen	Owen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	force	force	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	kneel	kneel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | must | Owen | the giant |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent giant=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **kneel** | to-infinitive | the giant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **swear** | infinitive | the giant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **return** | to-infinitive | the giant *not said here* | Owen's stolen lands | the lady |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent land=Theme to lady=Destination |
| 5 | **steal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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