Exam question 3 · Persian Tales, Prince Almas and the Simurgh, part 7: Almas…
State the function of the diamond within the narrative of the king's court.
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: state · To what, where: function
This is exam question 3 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 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 function | det |
| 3 | function | function | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 diamond | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 diamond | det |
| 6 | diamond | diamond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 function | nmod |
| 7 | within | within | ADP | _ | 9 narrative | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 narrative | det |
| 9 | narrative | narrative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 court | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 court | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 king | case |
| 14 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 narrative | nmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the function of the diamond | within the narrative of the king's court | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent function=Topic |
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 · ✓ the right answer
It was the prince's valued gift, which secured royal favour and hospitality
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 gift | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 gift | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 4 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gift | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 prince | case |
| 6 | valued | value | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 gift | amod |
| 7 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 secured | punct |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 secured | nsubj |
| 10 | secured | secure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 gift | acl:relcl |
| 11 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 favour | amod |
| 12 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 secured | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 hospitality | cc |
| 14 | hospitality | hospitality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 favour | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | value | participle | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | is a | past | It | the prince's valued gift | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | secure | past | the prince's valued gift | royal favour and hospitality | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition favour=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
It was a gift from the bird
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gift | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 gift | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 gift | det |
| 4 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 bird | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bird | det |
| 7 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gift | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a gift | from the bird | tree rules |
Option 3
It was a prize that earned the prince a feast and fame
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 prize | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 prize | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 prize | det |
| 4 | prize | prize | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 earned | nsubj |
| 6 | earned | earn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 prize | acl:relcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 prince | det |
| 8 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 earned | obj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 feast | det |
| 10 | feast | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 earned | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 fame | cc |
| 12 | fame | fame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 feast | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a prize | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | earn | past | a prize | a feast and fame | the prince | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent prince=Beneficiary feast=Theme |
Option 4
It was a treasure that won the king's trust and favour
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 treasure | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 treasure | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 treasure | det |
| 4 | treasure | treasure | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 won | nsubj |
| 6 | won | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 treasure | acl:relcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 trust | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 king | case |
| 10 | trust | trust | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 won | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 favour | cc |
| 12 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 trust | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a treasure | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | win | past | a treasure | the king's trust and favour | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trust=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | trust | the king | nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=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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