Exam question 2 · Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old…

Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Nur Mahomed's death was repeatedly attempted by the king's agents?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: agents, Nur · What happens: follow, describe, attempt, die · To what, where: manner, death

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1254 «Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old woman's foundling becomes a soldier, and a dog dies after a meal» 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 manner	det
8	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 attempted	obl
11	Nur	Nur	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 death	nmod:poss
12	Mahomed	Mahomed	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Nur	flat
13	's	's	PART	_	11 Nur	case
14	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 attempted	nsubj:pass
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 attempted	aux:pass
16	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	_	17 attempted	advmod
17	attempted	attempt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 manner	acl:relcl
18	by	by	ADP	_	22 agents	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 king	det
20	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 agents	nmod:poss
21	's	's	PART	_	20 king	case
22	agents	agent	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 attempted	obl
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the manner		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme
3	attempt	past · passive	the king's agents	Nur's death	the manner	repeatedly property	vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality
4	die		Nur				nom death «event intransitive»: poss=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

Through a series of accidents, such as a collapsing bridge, a rock fall and a falling coping

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	3 series	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 series	det
3	series	series	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 accidents	case
5	accidents	accident	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 series	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 bridge	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 bridge	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 bridge	det
10	collapsing	collapse	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 bridge	amod
11	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 series	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 fall	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 fall	det
14	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 fall	compound
15	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 series	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 coping	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 coping	det
18	falling	fall	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	19 coping	amod
19	coping	coping	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 fall	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collapse	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	fall	gerund							vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

Through repeated tricks that the king arranged himself, with secret assassins sent at night to strike when he was least expecting an attack on the road

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	3 tricks	case
2	repeated	repeat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 tricks	amod
3	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 arranged	obj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 king	det
6	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 arranged	nsubj
7	arranged	arrange	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 tricks	acl:relcl
8	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	7 arranged	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 assassins	punct
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 assassins	case
11	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 assassins	amod
12	assassins	assassin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tricks	conj
13	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 assassins	acl
14	at	at	ADP	_	15 night	case
15	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sent	obl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 strike	mark
17	strike	strike	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 sent	advcl
18	when	when	SCONJ	_	22 expecting	mark
19	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 expecting	nsubj
20	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 expecting	aux
21	least	least	ADV	Degree=Sup	22 expecting	advmod
22	expecting	expect	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 sent	advcl
23	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 attack	det
24	attack	attack	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 expecting	obj
25	on	on	ADP	_	27 road	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 road	det
27	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 expecting	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repeat	participle						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	arrange	past	the king	repeated tricks and secret assassins				vn put-9.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent that=Theme himself=Destination
3	send	participle		secret assassins not said here		night		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	strike	to-infinitive						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	expect	past · progressive	king	a attack	the road		least property	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attack=Theme

Option 3

Through a long series of carefully planned attempts, including a collapsing bridge, a rock fall, a falling coping, robbers on the road and a dagger assault in the palace hall

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	4 series	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 series	det
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 series	amod
4	series	series	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 attempts	case
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	7 planned	advmod
7	planned	plan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 attempts	amod
8	attempts	attempt	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 series	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 bridge	punct
10	including	including	ADP	_	13 bridge	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 bridge	det
12	collapsing	collapse	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 bridge	amod
13	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attempts	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 fall	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 fall	det
16	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 fall	compound
17	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 bridge	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 coping	punct
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 coping	det
20	falling	fall	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	21 coping	amod
21	coping	coping	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 fall	conj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 robbers	punct
23	robbers	robber	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 attempts	conj
24	on	on	ADP	_	26 road	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 road	det
26	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 robbers	nmod
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 assault	cc
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	30 assault	det
29	dagger	dagger	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 assault	compound
30	assault	assault	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attempts	conj
31	in	in	ADP	_	34 hall	case
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 hall	det
33	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 hall	compound
34	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 assault	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	plan	participle	carefully property	vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	collapse	gerund		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	fall	gerund		vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

Through hired robbers, a staged bridge collapse and a poisoned meal served at court

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	3 robbers	case
2	hired	hire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 robbers	amod
3	robbers	robber	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 collapse	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 collapse	det
6	staged	stage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 collapse	amod
7	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 collapse	compound
8	collapse	collapse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 robbers	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 meal	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 meal	det
11	poisoned	poison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 meal	amod
12	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 collapse	conj
13	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 meal	acl
14	at	at	ADP	_	15 court	case
15	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 served	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	hire	participle			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	stage	participle			vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	poison	participle			vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	serve	participle	a poisoned meal not said here	court	vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent

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