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description: Which of the following correctly states the means by which Duanan Gacha Druid sought to impede the sons of Uisnech? Exam question 2 of lesson 1996 «Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, part 15: the druid's tricks fail and the three brothers die» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the d
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# Exam question 2 · Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, part 15: the druid's tr…

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Which of the following correctly states the means by which Duanan Gacha Druid sought to impede the sons of Uisnech?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the, Duanan · **What happens:** follow, state, mean, seek, impede · **To what, where:** sons · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1996 «Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, part 15: the druid's tricks fail and the three brothers die» 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/1996-pg7885-part15/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e2:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the means by which Duanan Gacha Druid sought to impede the sons of Uisnech?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	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	6	ccomp	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
11	Duanan	Duanan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	Gacha	Gacha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
13	Druid	Druid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
14	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	impede	impede	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Uisnech	Uisnech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 |  |  |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **seek** | past | Duanan |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **impede** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Duanan *not said here* | the sons of Uisnech |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer son=Eventuality |

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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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He first raised an impenetrable wood, then a grey sea, then froze the sea into rocks and then dried up the flood on the plain

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e2:o1:1
# text = He first raised an impenetrable wood, then a grey sea, then froze the sea into rocks and then dried up the flood on the plain
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	impenetrable	impenetrable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	_
21	dried	dry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
22	up	up	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
25	on	on	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | He | a impenetrable wood and a grey sea |  |  |  | first *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Theme |
| 2 | **freeze** | past |  | the sea |  | rocks | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient sea=Result |
| 3 | **dry up** | past | He *not said here* | the flood |  | the plain | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient flood=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He first raised an impenetrable wood across the whole land, then a grey sea, then froze the sea into rocks with swords and adders

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e2:o2:1
# text = He first raised an impenetrable wood across the whole land, then a grey sea, then froze the sea into rocks with swords and adders
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	impenetrable	impenetrable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	into	into	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	adders	adder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | He | a impenetrable wood |  | the whole land |  | first *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent wood=Theme across land=Destination |
| 2 | **freeze** | past |  | the sea |  | rocks | then | with swords and adders | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent sea=Patient with sword=Instrument |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He first raised an impenetrable wood, then a grey sea, then froze the sea into rocks

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e2:o3:1
# text = He first raised an impenetrable wood, then a grey sea, then froze the sea into rocks
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	impenetrable	impenetrable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | He | a impenetrable wood and a grey sea |  |  |  | first *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Theme |
| 2 | **freeze** | past |  | the sea |  | rocks | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient sea=Result |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He first raised a wood, then a flood on the plain, then froze the sea

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e2:o4:1
# text = He first raised a wood, then a flood on the plain, then froze the sea
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | He | a wood |  |  |  | a flood on the plain *obl*; first *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Theme |
| 2 | **freeze** | past |  | the sea |  |  | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient sea=Result |

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