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title: Describe the condition in which the narrator was left upon the island. — Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the condition in which the narrator was left upon the island. Exam question 4 of lesson 1990 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tells the king of a tree-breaking cat fight, then of a giant's cave and a stolen ring, and ends stranded on an island» of the books course of M
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tell…

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Describe the condition in which the narrator was left upon the island.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe, leave · **To what, where:** condition, narrator

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1990 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Conall Yellowclaw, part 9: Conall tells the king of a tree-breaking cat fight, then of a giant's cave and a stolen ring, and ends stranded on an island» 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/1990-pg7885-part9/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e4:1
# text = Describe the condition in which the narrator was left upon the island.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the condition |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | past · passive |  | the narrator |  | the condition |  | upon the island | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in which=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 {#o1}

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Without a boat, clothing or any dwelling in sight, and with the giant's ring still on his hand

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e4:o1:1
# text = Without a boat, clothing or any dwelling in sight, and with the giant's ring still on his hand
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
18	still	still	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Without provisions, clothing or any dwelling in sight, and with his finger cut off and bleeding badly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e4:o2:1
# text = Without provisions, clothing or any dwelling in sight, and with his finger cut off and bleeding badly.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
15	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	conj	_	_
19	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut off** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with his finger | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **bleed** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With no food, boat, or any shelter near

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e4:o3:1
# text = With no food, boat, or any shelter near
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	near	near	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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

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

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Without provisions, clothing or any dwelling in sight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1990-pg7885-part9:e4:o4:1
# text = Without provisions, clothing or any dwelling in sight
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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

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