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title: Which of the following correctly states the period for which the Iri… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and His Comra… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following correctly states the period for which the Irishman was required to remain in the little room? Exam question 1 of lesson 1735 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and His Comrades, part 59: the Irishman frees the Princess but is pinned to sleep by the lad» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 1 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and His Comrades, part 59: the Ir…

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Which of the following correctly states the period for which the Irishman was required to remain in the little room?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, state, require, remain · **To what, where:** period, Irishman, little room

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1735 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and His Comrades, part 59: the Irishman frees the Princess but is pinned to sleep by the lad» 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/1735-pg640-part59/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1735-pg640-part59:e1:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the period for which the Irishman was required to remain in the little room?
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	correctly	correctly	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	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Irishman	Irishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	appos	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	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 period |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent period=Topic |
| 3 | **require** | past · passive |  | the Irishman |  |  |  | for the period | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the little room |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in room=Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three consecutive nights, from ten o'clock until midnight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1735-pg640-part59:e1:o1:1
# text = Three consecutive nights, from ten o'clock until midnight
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every night for three consecutive weeks, from ten o'clock in the evening until well past midnight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1735-pg640-part59:e1:o2:1
# text = Every night for three consecutive weeks, from ten o'clock in the evening until well past midnight
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	until	until	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	_
16	past	past	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three weeks, from sunset until the stroke of morning bells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1735-pg640-part59:e1:o3:1
# text = Three weeks, from sunset until the stroke of morning bells
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sunset	sunset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stroke** |  |  | morning bells |  |  |  |  | nom stroke «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three nights, from dusk until the cock crows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1735-pg640-part59:e1:o4:1
# text = Three nights, from dusk until the cock crows
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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

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