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Illinois exam glossary
Mortgage
A mortgage is not the debt itself, and it is not a deed handing the lender day-to-day ownership. It is the real estate security behind an obligation. Once that distinction is clear, mortgagor, mortgagee, recording, priority, assignment, payoff, release, default, and foreclosure fall into place.
Last updated: August 1, 2026
What does this exam area cover?
Short answer: A mortgage is a written security instrument creating a consensual lien on real estate to secure a debt or other obligation. The mortgagor grants the lien; the mortgagee receives it. The promissory note evidences the debt and repayment promise, while the mortgage supplies the real estate security and enforcement framework. Illinois is treated as a lien theory state. Recording protects notice and priority, assignment can transfer the mortgage interest, payoff extinguishes the lien, and a recorded release clears the public record.
This guide uses the current Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law definition, Conveyances Act, Mortgage Act including section 17 effective August 1, 2025, Mortgage Certificate of Release Act concepts, CFPB closing resources, and the PSI Illinois exam outline, all checked through August 1, 2026. Illinois mortgage, foreclosure, homestead, title, release, recording, and priority rules are fact-sensitive. This study page teaches durable exam distinctions and does not apply a legal remedy to a live loan or property.
What is on the official outline?
- Topic
- Identify the obligation
- What to know
- Loan, promissory note, debt, principal, interest, payment, maturity, default, guaranty, future advance, revolving credit, other obligation, and secured amount
- Best exam move
- The mortgage secures an obligation; it does not by itself replace the note or define every debt term.
- Topic
- Identify the security instrument
- What to know
- Mortgage, consensual lien, written instrument, real estate interest, property description, security, covenant, remedy, future advance, assignment, rider, and recording
- Best exam move
- The mortgage connects the obligation to identified real estate.
- Topic
- Identify the mortgagor
- What to know
- Grantor, borrower, owner, signer, spouse, entity, trust, co-owner, accommodation mortgagor, authority, capacity, homestead, title, and consent
- Best exam move
- Mortgagor gives the mortgage interest, even when another party is the primary note borrower.
- Topic
- Identify the mortgagee
- What to know
- Grantee, lender, creditor, nominee, assignee, successor, note holder, mortgage owner, mortgagee of record, servicer, investor, and enforcement authority
- Best exam move
- Separate who owns the obligation, who holds or receives assignment, who appears of record, and who collects payments.
- Topic
- Apply lien theory
- What to know
- Lien, ownership, title, possession, borrower control, creditor security, default, foreclosure, judicial process, sale, redemption, confirmation, and title transfer
- Best exam move
- The borrower owns the property subject to the lien; the lender does not become owner merely because the mortgage is signed or a payment is missed.
- Topic
- Describe the collateral
- What to know
- Legal description, address, parcel, land, improvements, fixtures, appurtenance, easement, rents, assignment of rents, after-acquired improvement, insurance proceeds, condemnation award, and property right
- Best exam move
- Read the actual granting and collateral clauses; a street address alone may not define the secured real estate interest.
- Topic
- Understand common covenants
- What to know
- Payment, tax, assessment, insurance, maintenance, waste, occupancy, lawful use, inspection, lien protection, preservation, escrow, notice, due-on-sale, acceleration, and rider
- Best exam move
- Default can arise from a material covenant breach as well as missed principal and interest, subject to documents and law.
- Topic
- Separate principal and interest
- What to know
- Original balance, unpaid principal, note rate, periodic interest, amortization, payment allocation, simple interest, late charge, default interest, payoff interest, per diem, and maturity
- Best exam move
- The mortgage secures payment terms found principally in the note and incorporated obligations, but it is not the interest calculation itself.
- Topic
- Understand escrow
- What to know
- Property tax, homeowners insurance, mortgage insurance, flood insurance, assessment, cushion, shortage, surplus, annual analysis, payment change, servicer, and separate funds
- Best exam move
- Escrow is a payment and disbursement mechanism; it does not change who is mortgagor or mortgagee.
- Topic
- Record the mortgage
- What to know
- County recorder, county where property is located, execution, acknowledgment, document number, legal description, indexing, public record, constructive notice, chain of title, and record date
- Best exam move
- Recording protects the instrument's public position but does not make an invalid obligation valid automatically.
- Topic
- Analyze priority
- What to know
- First in time, first in right, record date, actual notice, constructive notice, tax lien, special assessment, mechanics lien, purchase-money interest, subordination, future advance, judgment, HOA lien, and statutory exception
- Best exam move
- Use the exam shortcut only after checking whether a statute or agreement changes the normal order.
- Topic
- Understand subordination
- What to know
- Senior lien, junior lien, priority agreement, first mortgage, second mortgage, construction loan, refinance, modification, future advance, creditor consent, recording, and enforcement order
- Best exam move
- A subordination agreement changes priority by consent; it does not necessarily erase either lien.
- Topic
- Understand assignment
- What to know
- Transfer, note, mortgage, assignee, assignor, endorsement, allonge, mortgage assignment, record assignment, servicing transfer, investor, nominee, enforcement, notice, and chain
- Best exam move
- Assignment of ownership and transfer of servicing are different events, even when they happen together.
- Topic
- Understand servicing
- What to know
- Payment collection, escrow, statement, customer service, loss mitigation, default administration, payoff statement, error resolution, transfer notice, owner, subservicer, and compensation
- Best exam move
- The servicer can collect and administer without being the original lender or beneficial owner of the loan.
- Topic
- Recognize default
- What to know
- Missed payment, maturity, covenant breach, tax failure, insurance failure, unauthorized transfer, waste, notice, grace period, cure, acceleration, loss mitigation, waiver, and reinstatement
- Best exam move
- Default is a contract and law question; it is not the same as completed foreclosure or immediate lender ownership.
- Topic
- Recognize acceleration
- What to know
- Entire balance, due and payable, notice, cure period, default, maturity, waiver, reinstatement, consumer protection, foreclosure complaint, and loan documents
- Best exam move
- Acceleration makes the full secured debt due under the applicable terms; it does not itself conduct the foreclosure sale.
- Topic
- Recognize foreclosure
- What to know
- Judicial action, complaint, parties, service, judgment, sale, bid, confirmation, deficiency, possession, redemption, reinstatement, lien termination, and Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law
- Best exam move
- Illinois mortgage enforcement generally proceeds through the statutory judicial foreclosure framework, not automatic repossession.
- Topic
- Calculate payoff
- What to know
- Unpaid principal, accrued interest, per diem, late charge, fee, escrow, advance, prepayment term, release fee, payoff statement, good-through date, wire, and final payment
- Best exam move
- The statement amount differs from the last monthly balance because interest and other authorized items continue to the payoff date.
- Topic
- Release the lien
- What to know
- Full satisfaction, lien extinguishment, written release, satisfaction, county recording, title-company certificate, payoff statement, mortgagee, assignee of record, public record, and unreleased mortgage
- Best exam move
- Payment ends the secured lien under current Illinois law, while recordable release clears the title record for later transactions.
- Topic
- Separate mortgage and equity
- What to know
- Market value, loan balance, equity, owner interest, lien, other liens, sale cost, payoff, negative equity, appreciation, depreciation, and net proceeds
- Best exam move
- Equity equals value minus debts and claims in a simplified question; the mortgage amount is not the property's value.
Which distinctions produce the most mistakes?
- Terms
- Mortgage vs. promissory note
- Difference
- The note evidences the debt and repayment promise. The mortgage creates the lien on real estate securing that obligation.
- Question cue
- Debt promise versus real estate security.
- Terms
- Mortgagor vs. mortgagee
- Difference
- The mortgagor grants the mortgage. The mortgagee receives the mortgage interest.
- Question cue
- Borrower-owner side versus lender-creditor side.
- Terms
- Mortgagee vs. servicer
- Difference
- The mortgagee holds the mortgage interest under the applicable documents and record. The servicer administers payments, escrow, statements, payoff, and other loan functions.
- Question cue
- Security-interest role versus administration role.
- Terms
- Lien theory vs. title theory
- Difference
- Lien theory treats the mortgage as a lien while the borrower retains title subject to it. Title theory historically treats the security instrument as passing legal title to the creditor or trustee until satisfaction, subject to state law.
- Question cue
- Illinois exam answer: lien theory.
- Terms
- Mortgage vs. deed
- Difference
- A mortgage creates security for an obligation. A deed transfers the real estate interest described in the conveyance.
- Question cue
- Lien instrument versus title conveyance.
- Terms
- Mortgage vs. deed of trust
- Difference
- A mortgage conventionally involves mortgagor and mortgagee. A deed of trust conventionally adds a trustee holding security-related title or power under state law and the instrument.
- Question cue
- Two-party security form versus three-party form.
- Terms
- Loan owner vs. servicer
- Difference
- The loan owner or investor holds the economic interest. The servicer performs administration and may change without changing beneficial ownership.
- Question cue
- Investment ownership versus payment handling.
- Terms
- Assignment vs. servicing transfer
- Difference
- Assignment transfers an interest in the note or mortgage as applicable. Servicing transfer changes who administers the account and receives payments.
- Question cue
- Ownership or security transfer versus administration transfer.
- Terms
- Default vs. acceleration
- Difference
- Default is failure to perform an obligation. Acceleration is the creditor's contractual or legal step making the full balance due after qualifying default and notice.
- Question cue
- Breach versus full-balance demand.
- Terms
- Acceleration vs. foreclosure
- Difference
- Acceleration makes the debt due. Foreclosure enforces the mortgage through the legal process against the real estate security.
- Question cue
- Debt maturity step versus lien-enforcement process.
- Terms
- Payoff vs. release
- Difference
- Payoff satisfies the secured debt and extinguishes the lien. Release or satisfaction is recorded to clear the public land record.
- Question cue
- Economic satisfaction versus record clearance.
- Terms
- Loan balance vs. equity
- Difference
- Loan balance is debt still owed. Equity is the owner's residual value after mortgage and other claims, subject to transaction costs and actual value.
- Question cue
- Debt amount versus residual ownership interest.
The S-E-C-U-R-E mortgage map
- Secured obligation: read the note, principal, interest, payments, maturity, borrowers, guarantors, default terms, and other obligations the security instrument is intended to cover.
- Estate and parties: identify mortgagor, mortgagee, current owner, co-owner, spouse, entity authority, property interest, legal description, fixtures, assignments, servicer, investor, and any trustee or nominee role.
- Covenants and collateral: review payment, tax, insurance, escrow, maintenance, waste, occupancy, transfer, acceleration, preservation, assignment of rents, riders, and the exact real estate security granted.
- Uniform public record: verify execution, acknowledgment, county recording, document number, legal description, assignments, modifications, subordination, priority, tax and mechanics liens, releases, and the chain of title.
- Remedies and rights: distinguish default, notice, cure, acceleration, reinstatement, loss mitigation, judicial foreclosure, redemption, sale, confirmation, deficiency, possession, bankruptcy, and consumer protections.
- End the lien correctly: obtain a current payoff statement, calculate principal, interest, per diem and authorized charges, confirm funds and effective date, recognize lien extinguishment, and record the appropriate release or satisfaction.
- Item
- Promissory note
- Main function
- Evidence of debt and promise to repay
- Exam cue
- Who owes what and on what terms
- Item
- Mortgage
- Main function
- Creates lien on real estate securing obligation
- Exam cue
- What property backs the debt
- Item
- Mortgagor
- Main function
- Grants the mortgage lien
- Exam cue
- Usually borrower or owner
- Item
- Mortgagee
- Main function
- Receives mortgage interest
- Exam cue
- Usually lender or successor
- Item
- Servicer
- Main function
- Collects and administers loan
- Exam cue
- Payment and escrow contact
- Item
- Release
- Main function
- Clears mortgage lien from public record
- Exam cue
- Recorded after satisfaction
How do the rules work in scenarios?
The note and mortgage do different jobs
Scenario: A buyer signs a $320,000 promissory note promising repayment and a mortgage describing the home as collateral.
- The note states the debt and payment obligation.
- The mortgage creates the real estate lien securing performance.
- A breach of the note can trigger remedies through the mortgage, subject to notice, contract, and law.
Answer: The note is the debt evidence; the mortgage is the real estate security instrument.
The lender does not own the house at signing
Scenario: A borrower closes a home purchase with a recorded mortgage and then occupies, maintains, insures, and pays taxes on the property.
- Illinois treats the mortgage as a consensual lien.
- The borrower holds ownership and possession subject to the lien and covenants.
- The creditor has security and enforcement rights rather than everyday ownership merely from signing.
Answer: This is lien theory: owner title subject to the mortgage lien.
Servicing transfers but ownership may not
Scenario: A borrower receives notice to send payments to Servicer B instead of Servicer A. The investor owning the loan remains unchanged.
- The party administering collection has changed.
- The economic owner can remain the same.
- A servicing transfer is not automatically an assignment of beneficial loan ownership.
Answer: Separate payment administration from loan and mortgage ownership.
Subordination changes order
Scenario: Mortgage A was recorded first. Its holder signs and records an agreement subordinating A to later Mortgage B.
- The normal timing order would place A first.
- The voluntary agreement changes the priority relationship as provided.
- Neither mortgage is necessarily released.
Answer: Mortgage B can become senior through subordination without extinguishing Mortgage A.
Payoff amount exceeds statement balance
Scenario: A monthly statement shows $198,000 unpaid principal. Closing occurs 18 days later, with per-diem interest and an authorized recording-related charge due.
- Principal is only one payoff component.
- Interest continues to the good-through date, and authorized charges may be included.
- The closing agent should use the current payoff statement, not the old principal line alone.
Answer: Use the lender or servicer's current payoff statement for the closing date.
Payment extinguishes the lien but the record remains
Scenario: A borrower pays the secured debt in full, but the old mortgage still appears in the county record because no release has been recorded yet.
- Current Illinois Mortgage Act section 17 confirms full payment extinguishes the lien.
- The unreleased record can still create a title problem for a later sale or refinance.
- A proper release or authorized certificate should be recorded to clear the chain.
Answer: Distinguish legal lien extinguishment from public record clearance.
Default is not completed foreclosure
Scenario: A homeowner misses payments and receives default and acceleration notices, but no foreclosure sale has occurred.
- Missed payment can create default.
- Acceleration can make the full balance due under applicable terms.
- Ownership does not automatically transfer; judicial foreclosure steps, rights, and court process remain.
Answer: Do not equate default or acceleration with completed foreclosure and title transfer.
What are the common exam traps?
- Trap
- Calling the mortgage the debt
- Correction
- The note evidences the debt; the mortgage secures it with a real estate lien.
- Trap
- Reversing mortgagor and mortgagee
- Correction
- Mortgagor gives the lien; mortgagee receives it.
- Trap
- Saying the lender owns the property at closing
- Correction
- Illinois treats the mortgage as a lien while the owner retains title subject to it.
- Trap
- Calling default a title transfer
- Correction
- Default triggers contract and legal remedies; ownership changes only through a valid later event such as sale, deed, or foreclosure process.
- Trap
- Confusing servicer and owner
- Correction
- The company collecting payments may not own the note or beneficial mortgage interest.
- Trap
- Confusing assignment and servicing transfer
- Correction
- Assignment transfers an interest; servicing transfer changes administration.
- Trap
- Assuming recording creates validity
- Correction
- Recording supports notice and priority but does not cure every execution, authority, fraud, description, or obligation defect.
- Trap
- Using first in time without exceptions
- Correction
- Check tax, assessment, mechanics, purchase-money, statutory, future-advance, notice, and subordination rules.
- Trap
- Calling a second mortgage unsecured
- Correction
- It is secured by the property but junior in priority to applicable senior liens.
- Trap
- Assuming acceleration is foreclosure
- Correction
- Acceleration makes the balance due; foreclosure enforces the mortgage through legal process.
- Trap
- Using principal balance as payoff
- Correction
- Payoff can include accrued interest, per diem, advances, fees, escrow treatment, and other authorized amounts.
- Trap
- Assuming payoff clears the record automatically
- Correction
- Payment extinguishes the lien under current Illinois law, but a recorded release remains important for clear public title.
- Trap
- Using mortgage amount as market value
- Correction
- Loan amount reflects underwriting and leverage; property value requires separate market evidence.
- Trap
- Calling equity the down payment forever
- Correction
- Equity changes with property value, amortization, additional liens, costs, and other claims.
- Trap
- Giving foreclosure advice from an exam shortcut
- Correction
- Illinois foreclosure timing, defenses, reinstatement, redemption, loss mitigation, bankruptcy, and possession require current case-specific legal review.
Can you answer these original practice questions?
These questions are original study items aligned to the published outline. They are not copied, recalled, or predicted PSI questions.
1. What does a mortgage do?
- Creates a lien on real estate to secure an obligation
- Transfers all ownership to the lender immediately
- Replaces the promissory note
- Guarantees market value
Show answer and explanation
Answer: Creates a lien on real estate to secure an obligation
Illinois law defines it as a consensual lien created by a written instrument.
2. Who is the mortgagor?
- The party granting the mortgage
- The county recorder
- The appraiser
- The title insurer only
Show answer and explanation
Answer: The party granting the mortgage
The mortgagor is commonly the borrower or property owner on the security instrument.
3. Who is the mortgagee?
- The party receiving the mortgage interest
- The tenant
- The surveyor
- The tax assessor
Show answer and explanation
Answer: The party receiving the mortgage interest
This is commonly the lender or its successor or assignee.
4. Which document evidences the repayment promise?
- Promissory note
- Mortgage release
- Deed
- Appraisal
Show answer and explanation
Answer: Promissory note
The mortgage supplies the real estate security for that debt.
5. Which theory applies to Illinois mortgages for exam purposes?
- Lien theory
- Pure title theory
- No security theory
- Lease theory
Show answer and explanation
Answer: Lien theory
The borrower retains title subject to the creditor's mortgage lien.
6. What is a servicing transfer?
- A change in who administers and collects the loan
- Automatic forgiveness of debt
- A deed transfer
- A property appraisal
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A change in who administers and collects the loan
It is distinct from assignment of loan ownership or mortgage interest.
7. What does acceleration do?
- Makes the full balance due under applicable terms after default
- Transfers title instantly
- Records a release
- Reduces the interest rate
Show answer and explanation
Answer: Makes the full balance due under applicable terms after default
Foreclosure is the separate lien-enforcement process.
8. What does subordination change?
- Lien priority
- Property address
- Market value automatically
- Borrower identity
Show answer and explanation
Answer: Lien priority
The liens can remain valid while their order is changed by agreement.
9. What happens when the secured debt is paid in full under current Illinois law?
- The mortgage lien is extinguished
- The lender becomes owner
- The debt doubles
- A new mortgage is created
Show answer and explanation
Answer: The mortgage lien is extinguished
A recorded release still clears the public record and protects later title transactions.
10. Why can payoff exceed unpaid principal?
- Accrued interest, per diem, advances, and authorized charges can remain
- Market value is added
- The down payment is reversed
- The deed is repurchased
Show answer and explanation
Answer: Accrued interest, per diem, advances, and authorized charges can remain
Use a current payoff statement good through the actual payment date.
How should you study this area?
- Session
- Session 1
- Focus
- Separate document and parties
- Proof you are ready
- Classify 40 facts as note, mortgage, deed, mortgagor, mortgagee, investor, servicer, assignee, recorder, or release.
- Session
- Session 2
- Focus
- Map lien theory
- Proof you are ready
- Explain ownership, title, possession, lien, default, acceleration, foreclosure, sale, and release in 20 chronological scenarios.
- Session
- Session 3
- Focus
- Rank liens
- Proof you are ready
- Solve 25 priority cases involving record time, tax, assessment, mechanics lien, purchase money, junior liens, notice, and subordination.
- Session
- Session 4
- Focus
- Track loan transfers
- Proof you are ready
- Map note endorsement, mortgage assignment, record assignment, investor sale, nominee role, and servicing transfer in 15 chains.
- Session
- Session 5
- Focus
- Close and release
- Proof you are ready
- Complete 20 payoff calculations using principal, interest, per diem, advances, fees, escrow, good-through dates, funds, lien extinguishment, and release recording.
- Session
- Session 6
- Focus
- Run S-E-C-U-R-E
- Proof you are ready
- Audit two full mortgage files, trace parties and public record, then score at least 90 percent and explain every missed question.
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Questions students ask about What Is a Mortgage? Illinois Real Estate Exam Guide
What is a mortgage in Illinois real estate?
Illinois foreclosure law defines a mortgage as a consensual lien created by a written instrument that grants or retains an interest in real estate to secure a debt or other obligation. In ordinary exam language, the mortgage is the security instrument. It gives the creditor enforceable rights against the real estate if the secured obligation is not performed.
Who is the mortgagor?
The mortgagor is the party who grants the mortgage lien, usually the borrower or property owner. The ending helps: the party giving the mortgage is the mortgagor. A person can grant a mortgage to secure another person's debt, so mortgagor and note borrower are often the same but are not logically identical in every transaction.
Who is the mortgagee?
The mortgagee is the party receiving the mortgage interest, commonly the lender or the lender's successor or assignee as the documents and law provide. The mortgage can later be assigned, while servicing can be transferred separately. The current payment recipient, note holder, mortgage owner, mortgagee of record, and servicer may involve different entities.
What is the difference between a mortgage and a promissory note?
The promissory note is evidence of the borrower's debt and promise to repay under stated terms. The mortgage is the security instrument that creates a lien on real estate to secure that obligation. The note answers who owes what; the mortgage identifies the real estate remedy and related covenants if the secured obligation is breached.
Is Illinois a lien theory state?
Yes for exam purposes, and the current Illinois statutory definition expressly calls a mortgage a consensual lien. The borrower generally retains ownership and possession subject to the lien, while the creditor must use the lawful foreclosure process to enforce the real estate security after default. Do not confuse the lien with an immediate deed transfer.
Does a mortgage mean the lender owns the home?
No. A mortgage creates a security interest or lien rather than making the lender the everyday owner merely upon signing. The owner keeps title and possession subject to the mortgage and other rights. If default occurs, the creditor can seek foreclosure under the documents and law, but default is not itself the same event as completed foreclosure and title transfer.
Why is a mortgage recorded?
Recording places the instrument in the county land records, provides constructive notice under applicable law, supports the public chain of title, and helps determine priority against later interests. Illinois Conveyances Act section 28 directs mortgages and other title-affecting instruments to be recorded in the county where the real estate is located. Recording does not replace valid execution or cure every defect.
What determines mortgage priority?
Priority commonly depends on recording, timing, notice, statutory liens, subordination agreements, purchase-money rules, taxes, mechanics liens, and other law. The exam shortcut is often first in time, first in right, but it has important exceptions. Never assume a first mortgage is senior to every possible tax, assessment, construction, governmental, or agreed interest.
What happens to the mortgage when the secured debt is paid in full?
The lien is extinguished when the secured debt is paid in full under Illinois law. Public Act 104-101, effective August 1, 2025, added Mortgage Act section 17 confirming that common-law rule and that full payment under a payoff statement issued by or for the debt holder extinguishes the lien. A recordable release still matters for clearing the public title record.
What is a mortgage release or satisfaction?
It is the document recorded to show that the mortgage lien has been released from the real estate record after payoff or other authorized satisfaction. Illinois Mortgage Act section 2 addresses written releases and recording. The Mortgage Certificate of Release Act also provides a defined title-company process for certain qualifying residential mortgages. Payoff, lien extinguishment, and record clearance must be distinguished.
Are these official PSI questions or legal advice?
No. The questions are original, and primary sources were checked through August 1, 2026. This page is exam education, not legal, lending, title, tax, foreclosure, payoff, or refinancing advice. A live matter depends on the note, mortgage, assignments, payment history, recording, title, lien priority, consumer law, local practice, and current advice from qualified professionals.
Primary sources
- PSI Illinois Candidate Information Booklet effective June 24, 2026
- 735 ILCS 5/15-1207, current Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law definition of mortgage
- 735 ILCS 5/Article XV, current Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law framework
- 765 ILCS 905, current Illinois Mortgage Act including lien-extinguishment section 17 effective August 1, 2025
- 765 ILCS 905/2, current written mortgage release and recording provisions
- 765 ILCS 5, current Illinois Conveyances Act including county recording provisions
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, official mortgage security-interest explanation
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, official mortgage closing document guide
The current official outline controls the tested scope. Statutes, regulations, and official agency materials control when a general study rule and a jurisdiction-specific rule differ.
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The Pass Illinois editorial team last checked this guide on August 1, 2026. Every practice question is an original study item, and the source links above let you verify the rules that support the lesson.