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description: Which object did the giant employ to summon the Black Thief by means of its enchantment, and upon what part of his person did it fasten? Exam question 3 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 Mo
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# Exam question 3 · Hibernian Tales, The Black Thief and the Knight of Glen: t…

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Which object did the giant employ to summon the Black Thief by means of its enchantment, and upon what part of his person did it fasten?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** do, summon, mean, fasten, enchant · **To what, where:** giant employ, Black Thief · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e3:1
# text = Which object did the giant employ to summon the Black Thief by means of its enchantment, and upon what part of his person did it fasten?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	employ	employ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	summon	summon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	csubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	21	det	_	_
21	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
25	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	fasten	fasten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which object | the giant employ |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employ=Eventuality |
| 2 | **summon** | to-infinitive |  | the Black Thief |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Recipient |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of object's enchantment | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fasten** | past · do-support | object |  |  |  |  | of his person | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **enchant** |  | object |  |  |  |  |  | nom enchantment «feeling 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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A golden ring that stuck to the Thief's heel.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e3:o1:1
# text = A golden ring that stuck to the Thief's heel.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Thief	Thief	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	heel	heel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | past | a golden ring |  |  |  |  | to the Thief's heel | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to heel=Co-Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A cursed ring, which clung onto the Thief's second toe.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e3:o2:1
# text = A cursed ring, which clung onto the Thief's second toe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	clung	cling	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Thief	Thief	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cling** | past | a cursed ring |  |  | the Thief's second toe |  |  | vn cling-22.5 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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An enchanted ring, which fastened upon the Thief's big toe.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e3:o3:1
# text = An enchanted ring, which fastened upon the Thief's big toe.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Thief	Thief	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **fasten** | past | a enchanted ring |  |  |  |  | upon the Thief's big toe | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A silver band, which clung to the Thief's little toe.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1518-pg540-part15:e3:o4:1
# text = A silver band, which clung to the Thief's little toe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	clung	cling	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Thief	Thief	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cling** | past | a silver band |  |  |  |  | to the Thief's little toe | vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to toe=Co-Theme |

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