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description: Which of the following statements truthfully characterises the conduct of Ferchar Mac Ro's three sons towards King Connachar in this part? Exam question 4 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 pri
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, part 15: the druid's tr…

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Which of the following statements truthfully characterises the conduct of Ferchar Mac Ro's three sons towards King Connachar in this part?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, part, three sons

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements truthfully characterises the conduct of Ferchar Mac Ro's three sons towards King Connachar in this part?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	truthfully	truthfully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
11	Ferchar	Ferchar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Ro	Ro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
17	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Connachar	Connachar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	22	det	_	_
22	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 | **characteris** | present |  | the conduct of Mac Ro's three sons towards King Connachar |  | this part |  | truthfully *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **conduct** |  |  | Mac Ro's three sons towards King Connachar |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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They refused his gold and fled to Erin, declaring their hatred of the sons of Uisnech and the king

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e4:o1:1
# text = They refused his gold and fled to Erin, declaring their hatred of the sons of Uisnech and the king
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Erin	Erin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	hatred	hatred	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Uisnech	Uisnech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | They | his gold |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme |
| 2 | **flee** | past | They *not said here* |  |  | Erin |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to erin=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund | They *not said here* | their hatred of the sons of Uisnech and the king |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatred=Attribute |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They refused his offer of reward and returned to their father, declaring their loyalty to the sons of Uisnech

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e4:o2:1
# text = They refused his offer of reward and returned to their father, declaring their loyalty to the sons of Uisnech
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Uisnech	Uisnech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | They | his offer of reward |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offer=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to their father *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to father=Result |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund | They *not said here* | their loyalty | the sons of Uisnech |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent loyalty=Theme to son=Recipient |
| 4 | **offer** |  | his *= he* | reward |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They refused his offer of a free bridge and reward, then returned to their father in Erin, declaring their loyalty to the sons of Uisnech and the druid

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e4:o3:1
# text = They refused his offer of a free bridge and reward, then returned to their father in Erin, declaring their loyalty to the sons of Uisnech and the druid
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Erin	Erin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Uisnech	Uisnech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	druid	druid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | They | his offer of a free bridge and reward |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offer=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | past | They *not said here* |  |  | Erin | then | to bridge's father *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to father=Result |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund | They *not said here* | bridge's loyalty | the sons of Uisnech and the druid |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent loyalty=Theme to son=Recipient |
| 4 | **offer** |  | his *= he* | a free bridge and reward |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They accepted his offer and returned to their father, declaring loyalty to the king of Alba

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1996-pg7885-part15:e4:o4:1
# text = They accepted his offer and returned to their father, declaring loyalty to the king of Alba
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Alba	Alba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | They | his offer |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offer=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to their father *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to father=Result |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund | They *not said here* | loyalty | the king of Alba |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent loyalty=Theme to king=Recipient |
| 4 | **offer** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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