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# Exam question 1 · Hibernian Tales, The Black Thief and the Knight of Glen: t…

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To what extent does the Knight of the Glen, having been persuaded by the old woman's testimony and the missing finger, extend his pardon to the Black Thief?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** testimony, old woman, his · **What happens:** do, persuade, extend, testify, pardon · **To what, where:** Knight, pardon, Black Thief

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1518 «Hibernian Tales, The Black Thief and the Knight of Glen: the Thief's last tale saves the youngest prince» 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/1518-pg540-part15/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e1:1
# text = To what extent does the Knight of the Glen, having been persuaded by the old woman's testimony and the missing finger, extend his pardon to the Black Thief?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Glen	Glen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	testimony	testimony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	extend	extend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	pardon	pardon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	Thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the Knight of the Glen |  |  |  | to extent | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knight=Eventuality |
| 2 | **persuade** | gerund · perfect · passive | the old woman's testimony and the missing finger |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **extend** | infinitive | the old woman's testimony and the missing finger *not said here* | his pardon | the Black Thief |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent pardon=Theme to thief=Recipient |
| 4 | **testify** |  | the old woman |  |  |  |  |  | nom testimony «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **pardon** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pardon «act 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He pardons the Thief entirely and undertakes to maintain him in his own household.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e1:o1:1
# text = He pardons the Thief entirely and undertakes to maintain him in his own household.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pardons	pardon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	undertakes	undertake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	maintain	maintain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** | present | He | the Thief |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Theme |
| 2 | **undertake** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **maintain** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  | his own household |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He pardons him.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e1:o2:1
# text = He pardons him.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pardons	pardon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** | present | He | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He grants the Thief full pardon and promises to support him within his own household.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e1:o3:1
# text = He grants the Thief full pardon and promises to support him within his own household.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grants	grant	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pardon	pardon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	promises	promise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	support	support	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	within	within	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | present | He | the Thief and full pardon |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent thief=Theme |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **support** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | within his own household | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He frees the Thief.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e1:o4:1
# text = He frees the Thief.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	frees	free	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **free** | present | He | the Thief |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer thief=Source |

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