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# Exam question 2 · Scottish Fairy Tales, The Black Bull of Norroway, the lady…

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Which of the following accurately states the condition under which the Black Bull's companion could be identified as victorious?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, state, identify · **To what, where:** condition, companion

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1502 «Scottish Fairy Tales, The Black Bull of Norroway, the lady's wanderings and the Red Etin's beginning: the lady wins the knight back and the Red Etin's tale starts» 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/1502-pg503-part89/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately states the condition under which the Black Bull's companion could be identified as victorious?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Bull	Bull	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	victorious	victorious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the condition |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent condition=Topic |
| 3 | **identify** | could · passive |  | the Black Bull's companion |  | the condition |  | as victorious | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as victorious=Attribute |

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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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All around her must turn green and white

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e2:o1:1
# text = All around her must turn green and white
1	All	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	around	around	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | must |  |  |  |  |  | around her *= she*; all, green *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme around she=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Everything surrounding her must turn blue, and the bull must be seen to have fought the devil in the glen

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e2:o2:1
# text = Everything surrounding her must turn blue, and the bull must be seen to have fought the devil in the glen
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	surrounding	surround	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux	_	_
16	fought	fight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	xcomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	devil	devil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	glen	glen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | must | Everything |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | must · passive |  | the bull |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fight** | to-infinitive · perfect | the bull *not said here* | the devil |  | the glen |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent devil=Co-Agent |

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

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Everything surrounding her must turn blue

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e2:o3:1
# text = Everything surrounding her must turn blue
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	surrounding	surround	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | must | Everything |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Everything surrounding her must turn blue before the seventh night falls upon the castle wall at dusk

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e2:o4:1
# text = Everything surrounding her must turn blue before the seventh night falls upon the castle wall at dusk
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	surrounding	surround	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | must | Everything |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **fall** | present | the seventh night |  |  | the castle wall | dusk |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon wall=Location |

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