---
language: ga
license: cc-by-nc-nd-4.0
pretty_name: TIG
tags:
  - irish
  - grammar
  - benchmark
extra_gated_prompt: "Access is granted on request to keep the benchmark from leaking into training data."
---

# **TIG** **T**est of **I**rish **G**rammar 

- TIG tests the following Irish grammar topics: Gender, Negation, Numbers, Genetive Case, Verbs, Pronouns.
- TIG: tig followed by the preposition "le" means "can" in the Ulster Dialect of Irish. 
- Each question is of a particular theme (e.g. "Irish College") and a grammar topic (e.g. "Genetive Case").
- There cards are split into two difficulties: easy (éasca) and hard (deacair).
- The purpose of this benchmark is to measure Irish language LLMs grammar performance.
- The questions and answers come from the board game Odyssey Gramadaí under copyright of Glór na nGael.
- We have reveived explicit copyright permission from Glór na nGael.

## Contents

- This is the **available split**, 25% of the dataset is retained privately to ensure the validity of the benchmark. 
- 720 questions total in the accessilble portion. 

## Fields

| field | meaning |
|---|---|
| `game` | always `GO` |
| `difficulty` | `easca` (easy) or `deacair` (hard) |
| `card` | source card number |
| `theme` | card theme (e.g. *Bia agus Beatha*) |
| `grammar_topic` | grammar point tested (Inscne, Uimhreacha, Dearfach/Diúltach, Réamhfhocail, Ginideach, Briathra) |
| `instruction` | original card task, in Irish (e.g. *Ceartaigh an Abairt!* — "Correct the sentence!") |
| `q_index` | position on the card (1–6 here) |
| `question` | the prompt sentence |
| `answer` | the correct answer |
| `benchmark_prompt` | English task instruction for benchmarking; deliberately does not name the grammar topic being tested, so a model must identify the error itself rather than pattern-match a hinted category |

## Notes

- Digitized using Tesserect OCR

## Contact

- Joseph McInerney
- mcinerjo@tcd.ie