Exam question 4 · Celtic Tales, The Sons of Uisnech, part 15: the druid's tr…
Which of the following statements truthfully characterises the conduct of Ferchar Mac Ro's three sons towards King Connachar in this part?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, conduct · To what, where: conduct, part, three sons
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.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Which | nmod |
| 6 | truthfully | truthfully | ADV | _ | 7 characterises | advmod |
| 7 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 conduct | det |
| 9 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 characterises | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 sons | case |
| 11 | Ferchar | Ferchar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Mac | compound |
| 12 | Mac | Mac | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 Ro | compound |
| 13 | Ro | Ro | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 sons | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Ro | case |
| 15 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 16 sons | nummod |
| 16 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 conduct | nmod |
| 17 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 19 Connachar | case |
| 18 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 Connachar | compound |
| 19 | Connachar | Connachar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 sons | nmod |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 part | case |
| 21 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 22 part | det |
| 22 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 characterises | obl |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 characterises | punct |
| # | 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 |
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
They refused his gold and fled to Erin, declaring their hatred of the sons of Uisnech and the king
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 refused | nsubj |
| 2 | refused | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 gold | nmod:poss |
| 4 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 refused | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 fled | cc |
| 6 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 refused | conj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 Erin | case |
| 8 | Erin | Erin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 fled | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 declaring | punct |
| 10 | declaring | declare | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 refused | advcl |
| 11 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 hatred | nmod:poss |
| 12 | hatred | hatred | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declaring | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 sons | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 sons | det |
| 15 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 hatred | nmod |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 Uisnech | case |
| 17 | Uisnech | Uisnech | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 sons | nmod |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 king | cc |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 king | det |
| 20 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 hatred | conj |
| # | 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
They refused his offer of reward and returned to their father, declaring their loyalty to the sons of Uisnech
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 refused | nsubj |
| 2 | refused | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 offer | nmod:poss |
| 4 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 refused | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 reward | case |
| 6 | reward | reward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 offer | nmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 returned | cc |
| 8 | returned | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 refused | conj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 father | case |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 father | nmod:poss |
| 11 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 returned | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 declaring | punct |
| 13 | declaring | declare | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 refused | advcl |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 loyalty | nmod:poss |
| 15 | loyalty | loyalty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 declaring | obj |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 sons | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 sons | det |
| 18 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 declaring | obl |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 Uisnech | case |
| 20 | Uisnech | Uisnech | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 sons | nmod |
| # | 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
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
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 refused | nsubj |
| 2 | refused | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 offer | nmod:poss |
| 4 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 refused | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 bridge | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 bridge | det |
| 7 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bridge | amod |
| 8 | bridge | bridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 offer | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 reward | cc |
| 10 | reward | reward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bridge | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 returned | punct |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 returned | advmod |
| 13 | returned | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 refused | conj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 father | case |
| 15 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 father | nmod:poss |
| 16 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 returned | obl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 Erin | case |
| 18 | Erin | Erin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 returned | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 declaring | punct |
| 20 | declaring | declare | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 refused | advcl |
| 21 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 loyalty | nmod:poss |
| 22 | loyalty | loyalty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 declaring | obj |
| 23 | to | to | ADP | _ | 25 sons | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 sons | det |
| 25 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 declaring | obl |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 Uisnech | case |
| 27 | Uisnech | Uisnech | PROPN | Number=Sing | 25 sons | nmod |
| 28 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 druid | cc |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 druid | det |
| 30 | druid | druid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 Uisnech | conj |
| # | 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
They accepted his offer and returned to their father, declaring loyalty to the king of Alba
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 accepted | nsubj |
| 2 | accepted | accept | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 offer | nmod:poss |
| 4 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 accepted | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 returned | cc |
| 6 | returned | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 accepted | conj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 father | case |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 father | nmod:poss |
| 9 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 returned | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 declaring | punct |
| 11 | declaring | declare | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 accepted | advcl |
| 12 | loyalty | loyalty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 declaring | obj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 king | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 king | det |
| 15 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 declaring | obl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 Alba | case |
| 17 | Alba | Alba | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 king | nmod |
| # | 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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