--- title: Which of the following best describes the means by which the Irishma… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and t… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following best describes the means by which the Irishman was ultimately directed to the Blue Mountains? Exam question 1 of lesson 1736 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, part 60: the Irishman learns from an Eagle where the Princess is» of the books course of Mova' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1736-pg640-part60/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1736-pg640-part60/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, p… Which of the following best describes the means by which the Irishman was ultimately directed to the Blue Mountains? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the · **What happens:** follow, describe, mean, direct · **To what, where:** Irishman · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 1 of lesson 1736 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, part 60: the Irishman learns from an Eagle where the Princess is» 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/1736-pg640-part60/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e1:1 # text = Which of the following best describes the means by which the Irishman was ultimately directed to the Blue Mountains? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 obj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 case _ _ 5 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 nmod _ _ 6 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 nsubj _ _ 8 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 15 obl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Irishman Irishman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux:pass _ _ 14 ultimately ultimately ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 directed direct VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 ccomp _ _ 16 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 18 Blue Blue PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 compound _ _ 19 Mountains Mountain PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **describe** | present | the *not said here* | | | | | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme | | 3 | **mean** | present | the | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **direct** | past · passive | | the Irishman | | | | to the Blue Mountains; ultimately *property* | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: subject=Theme by which=Eventuality | 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} By the sword, which had shown him the road and carried the message of the Princess ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e1:o1:1 # text = By the sword, which had shown him the road and carried the message of the Princess 1 By by ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 shown show VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | past · perfect | | the road | him *= he* | | | by the sword | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient road=Topic | | 2 | **carry** | past | | the message of the Princess | | | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} By the whistle, which had carried him there and mapped the road through the hills ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e1:o2:1 # text = By the whistle, which had carried him there and mapped the road through the hills 1 By by ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 whistle whistle NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 advmod _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 mapped map VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 through through ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 hills hill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry** | past · perfect · passive | | him *= he* | | there | | by the whistle | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Value | | 2 | **map** | past | | the road | | the hills | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} By the Eagle, who had come from there and reported the preparations for a royal marriage, and by the old men's advice on the road ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e1:o3:1 # text = By the Eagle, who had come from there and reported the preparations for a royal marriage, and by the old men's advice on the road 1 By by ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Eagle Eagle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 reported report VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 preparations preparation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 royal royal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 marriage marriage NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 20 by by ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 24 's 's PART POS _ 23 case _ _ 25 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 26 on on ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past · perfect | | | | | | by the Eagle; by the old men's advice on the road | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from there=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **report** | past | | the preparations | | | | for a royal marriage | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent preparation=Patient for marriage=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} By the Eagle, who had come from there and reported the preparations for a royal marriage ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e1:o4:1 # text = By the Eagle, who had come from there and reported the preparations for a royal marriage 1 By by ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Eagle Eagle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 parataxis _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 reported report VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 preparations preparation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 royal royal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 marriage marriage NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past · perfect | | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from there=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **report** | past | | the preparations | | | | by the Eagle; for a royal marriage | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent preparation=Patient for marriage=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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