Exam question 2 · Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas…
Explain the motivation of the father-bird in proposing to destroy the prince, as stated in the passage.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, father bird · What happens: explain, propose, destroy, state · To what, where: motivation, prince, passage
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1206 «Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas slays the dragon, the Simurgh spares him and the prince wins the king's trust» 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 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 motivation | det |
| 3 | motivation | motivation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 bird | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bird | det |
| 6 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bird | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 father | punct |
| 8 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 motivation | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 10 proposing | mark |
| 10 | proposing | propose | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 bird | acl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 destroy | mark |
| 12 | destroy | destroy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 proposing | xcomp |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 prince | det |
| 14 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 destroy | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 stated | punct |
| 16 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 17 stated | mark |
| 17 | stated | state | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Explain | advcl |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 passage | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 passage | det |
| 20 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 stated | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Explain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the motivation of the father bird | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent motivation=Topic | ||||
| 2 | propose | gerund | the father bird not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | destroy | to-infinitive | the father bird not said here | the prince | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Patient | ||||
| 4 | state speech: other | participle | you not said here | the passage | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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 · ✓ the right answer
He believed the prince had eaten his children and slept afterwards
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 believed | nsubj |
| 2 | believed | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 4 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 eaten | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 eaten | aux |
| 6 | eaten | eat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 believed | ccomp |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 children | nmod:poss |
| 8 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 eaten | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 slept | cc |
| 10 | slept | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 believed | conj |
| 11 | afterwards | afterwards | ADV | _ | 10 slept | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past | He | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | eat | past · perfect · passive | the prince | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | sleep | past | He not said here | afterwards property | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
He believed the prince had stolen his eggs and fled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 believed | nsubj |
| 2 | believed | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 4 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stolen | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 stolen | aux |
| 6 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 believed | ccomp |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 eggs | nmod:poss |
| 8 | eggs | egg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 stolen | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 fled | cc |
| 10 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 believed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past | He | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | steal | past · perfect · passive | the prince | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary egg=Theme | |||||
| 3 | flee | past | He not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
He thought the prince was a thief
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 thought | nsubj |
| 2 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 4 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 thief | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 thief | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 thief | det |
| 7 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 thought | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | He | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | the prince | a thief | tree rules |
Option 4
He thought the prince had killed his mate and slept
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 thought | nsubj |
| 2 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 4 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 killed | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 killed | aux |
| 6 | killed | kill | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 thought | ccomp |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mate | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 killed | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 slept | cc |
| 10 | slept | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 thought | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | He | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | kill | past · perfect · passive | the prince | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer mate=Result | |||||
| 3 | sleep | past | He not said here | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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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