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description: Which of the following best describes the nature of the agreement made between Jack and the Gray Churl? Exam question 1 of lesson 2014 «Irish Fairy Tales, Jack the Fool, part 33: Jack hires himself to the Gray Churl and turns every order against him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 1 · Irish Fairy Tales, Jack the Fool, part 33: Jack hires hims…

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Which of the following best describes the nature of the agreement made between Jack and the Gray Churl?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nature · **What happens:** follow, describe, make

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2014 «Irish Fairy Tales, Jack the Fool, part 33: Jack hires himself to the Gray Churl and turns every order against him» 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/2014-pg7885-part33/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2014-pg7885-part33:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the nature of the agreement made between Jack and the Gray Churl?
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	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Gray	Gray	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	amod	_	_
18	Churl	Churl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **describe** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **make** | past | the nature of the agreement |  |  |  |  | between Jack and the Gray Churl | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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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A deal for a single day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2014-pg7885-part33:e1:o1:1
# text = A deal for a single day
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bargain to work the summer only, with a bonus for each good day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2014-pg7885-part33:e1:o2:1
# text = A bargain to work the summer only, with a bonus for each good day
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | summer | with a bonus for each good day | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with bonus=Co-Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A contract for one year's service at twenty pounds, with fines for refusal or complaint

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2014-pg7885-part33:e1:o3:1
# text = A contract for one year's service at twenty pounds, with fines for refusal or complaint
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	fines	fine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **service** |  | one year |  |  |  |  |  | nom service «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A verbal deal for a year, paid at the harvest, with no fines written down

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2014-pg7885-part33:e1:o4:1
# text = A verbal deal for a year, paid at the harvest, with no fines written down
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	verbal	verbal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	fines	fine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
16	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	down	down	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | a verbal deal for a year *not said here* |  | the harvest |  | with no fines | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **write down** | participle |  | no fines *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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