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# Exam question 2 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Irishman and the Blue Mountains, p…

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Identify the object by which the Irishman was first given reason to continue his search after his despair.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Irishman, his · **What happens:** identify, give, be, continue, search, despair · **To what, where:** object, given reason, search

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e2:1
# text = Identify the object by which the Irishman was first given reason to continue his search after his despair.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Irishman	Irishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
10	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	despair	despair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the object |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the Irishman | given reason |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **continue** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | his search |  |  | after his despair |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent search=Theme |
| 5 | **search** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **despair** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom despair «state intransitive»: 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 {#o1}

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The book, in whose pages was written a message naming the Blue Mountains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e2:o1:1
# text = The book, in whose pages was written a message naming the Blue Mountains
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	naming	name	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Blue	Blue	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past · passive |  | the book and the book and the book's pages's pages |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient message=Topic |
| 2 | **name** | gerund | a message *not said here* | the Blue Mountains |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Theme |
| 3 | **page** |  | the book and the book and pages's pages |  |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The sword, upon whose blade was inscribed a message naming the Blue Mountains and the Princess waiting there

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e2:o2:1
# text = The sword, upon whose blade was inscribed a message naming the Blue Mountains and the Princess waiting there
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	inscribed	inscribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	naming	name	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Blue	Blue	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
18	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
19	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inscribe** | past · passive |  | blade |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | gerund | a message and the Princess *not said here* | the Blue Mountains |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Theme |
| 3 | **wait** | gerund | the Princess *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The whistle, through whose notes the message of the Blue Mountains was carried

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e2:o3:1
# text = The whistle, through whose notes the message of the Blue Mountains was carried
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	notes	note	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Blue	Blue	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **note** | present |  | the message of the Blue Mountains |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent message=Topic |
| 2 | **carry** | past · passive |  | the whistle |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sword, upon whose blade was inscribed a message naming the Blue Mountains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1736-pg640-part60:e2:o4:1
# text = The sword, upon whose blade was inscribed a message naming the Blue Mountains
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	inscribed	inscribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	naming	name	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Blue	Blue	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inscribe** | past · passive |  | blade |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | gerund | a message *not said here* | the Blue Mountains |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Theme |

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