Exam question 1 · Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh Corran: Goll defeats…
On what condition did the third hag agree to lift the enchantment from the Fianna-Finn?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: third hag · What happens: do, agree, lift · To what, where: condition, enchantment, Fianna Finn
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1061 «Old Celtic Romances, The Cave of Cesh Corran: Goll defeats the hags and frees the Fianna» 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.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 3 condition | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 condition | nsubj |
| 3 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obl |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hag | det |
| 6 | third | third | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 hag | amod |
| 7 | hag | hag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 agree | nsubj |
| 8 | agree | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 did | ccomp |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 lift | mark |
| 10 | lift | lift | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 agree | xcomp |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 enchantment | det |
| 12 | enchantment | enchantment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 lift | obj |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 Finn | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Finn | det |
| 15 | Fianna | Fianna | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 Finn | compound |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 15 Fianna | punct |
| 17 | Finn | Finn | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 lift | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | condition | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | agree speech: agree | present | the third hag | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | lift not said to happen | to-infinitive | the third hag not said here | the enchantment | the Fianna Finn | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent enchantment=Theme from finn=Destination |
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
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
That she be spared and allowed to go free, after which she would lift the enchantment and leave the hill
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 spared | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 spared | nsubj |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 spared | aux:pass |
| 4 | spared | spare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 allowed | cc |
| 6 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 spared | conj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 go | mark |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 allowed | xcomp |
| 9 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 go | xcomp |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 lift | punct |
| 11 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 which | case |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 lift | obl |
| 13 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 lift | nsubj |
| 14 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 lift | aux |
| 15 | lift | lift | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 spared | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 enchantment | det |
| 17 | enchantment | enchantment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 lift | obj |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 leave | cc |
| 19 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 lift | conj |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 hill | det |
| 21 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 leave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spare | infinitive · passive | That | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset | |||||
| 2 | allow | participle | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | go not said to happen | to-infinitive | free property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | lift | would | she | the enchantment | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enchantment=Theme | ||||
| 5 | leave | infinitive | she not said here | the hill | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
That she be spared and allowed to go free
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 spared | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 spared | nsubj |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 spared | aux:pass |
| 4 | spared | spare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 allowed | cc |
| 6 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 spared | conj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 go | mark |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 allowed | xcomp |
| 9 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 go | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spare | infinitive · passive | That | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset | |||||
| 2 | allow | participle | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | go not said to happen | to-infinitive | free property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
That she be fed and sent home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 fed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 fed | nsubj |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 fed | aux:pass |
| 4 | fed | feed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 sent | cc |
| 6 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 fed | conj |
| 7 | home | home | ADV | _ | 6 sent | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feed | infinitive · passive | That | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | send | participle | home property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
That she be spared, given a horse, and allowed to ride off freely over the hills to the north
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 spared | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 spared | nsubj |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 spared | aux:pass |
| 4 | spared | spare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 given | punct |
| 6 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 spared | conj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 horse | det |
| 8 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 given | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 allowed | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 allowed | cc |
| 11 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 spared | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 ride | mark |
| 13 | ride | ride | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 allowed | xcomp |
| 14 | off | off | ADP | _ | 13 ride | compound:prt |
| 15 | freely | freely | ADV | _ | 13 ride | advmod |
| 16 | over | over | ADP | _ | 18 hills | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 hills | det |
| 18 | hills | hill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 ride | obl |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 north | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 north | det |
| 21 | north | north | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ride | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spare | infinitive · passive | That | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset | |||||
| 2 | give | participle | a horse | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | |||||
| 3 | allow | participle | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 4 | ride off not said to happen | to-infinitive | the hills | to the north; freely property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over hill=Trajectory |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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