Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fai…

In what manner did the three princes depart from the city, and what arrangement did they make for their reunion?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: three princes, arrangement · What happens: do, depart, make · To what, where: manner, city

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1493 «Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 80: Houssain buys a magic tapestry in Bisnagar» 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	In	in	ADP	_	3 manner	case
2	what	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obl
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 princes	det
6	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 princes	nummod
7	princes	prince	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 depart	nsubj
8	depart	depart	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 did	ccomp
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 city	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 city	det
11	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 depart	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 make	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 make	cc
14	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	18 make	obj
15	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 make	nsubj
16	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 make	aux
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 make	nsubj
18	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 did	conj
19	for	for	ADP	_	21 reunion	case
20	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 reunion	nmod:poss
21	reunion	reunion	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 make	obl
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	do	past		what manner		tree rules
2	depart	present	the three princes	the city		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from city=Initial_Location
3	make	past · do-support	arrangement		for princes's reunion	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent what=Material for reunion=Beneficiary

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

They left by the same gate, disguised as merchants.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 left	nsubj
2	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	ADP	_	6 gate	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gate	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gate	amod
6	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 left	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 disguised	punct
8	disguised	disguise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 left	conj
9	as	as	ADP	_	10 merchants	case
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 disguised	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past	They					by the same gate	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by gate=Location
2	disguise	participle	They not said here					as merchants	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

They departed by the same gate, disguised as merchants, and agreed to reunite at an inn after one year.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 departed	nsubj
2	departed	depart	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	ADP	_	6 gate	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gate	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gate	amod
6	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 departed	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 disguised	punct
8	disguised	disguise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 gate	acl
9	as	as	ADP	_	10 merchants	case
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 disguised	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 agreed	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 agreed	cc
13	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 departed	conj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 reunite	mark
15	reunite	reunite	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 agreed	xcomp
16	at	at	ADP	_	18 inn	case
17	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 inn	det
18	inn	inn	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 reunite	obl
19	after	after	ADP	_	21 year	case
20	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 year	nummod
21	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 reunite	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 departed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	depart	past	They				by the same gate	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	disguise	participle		the same gate not said here			as merchants	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3	agree speech: agree	past	They not said here					vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	reunite not said to happen	to-infinitive	They not said here		a inn	year		vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

They left through the same gate, disguised as merchants, and promised to meet again at a caravanserai after one year had passed.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 left	nsubj
2	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	6 gate	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gate	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gate	amod
6	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 left	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 disguised	punct
8	disguised	disguise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 gate	acl
9	as	as	ADP	_	10 merchants	case
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 disguised	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 promised	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 promised	cc
13	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 left	conj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 meet	mark
15	meet	meet	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 promised	xcomp
16	again	again	ADV	_	15 meet	advmod
17	at	at	ADP	_	19 caravanserai	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 caravanserai	det
19	caravanserai	caravanserai	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 meet	obl
20	after	after	SCONJ	_	24 passed	mark
21	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	22 year	nummod
22	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 passed	obl:unmarked
23	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 passed	aux
24	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	15 meet	advcl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past	They		the same gate			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through gate=Initial_Location
2	disguise	participle		the same gate not said here			as merchants	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3	promise speech: promise	past	They not said here					vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	meet not said to happen	to-infinitive	They not said here		a caravanserai	again		vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	pass	past · perfect	They not said here			year		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

They departed in disguise and, after agreeing on a meeting place, they promised to return to the same inn once the full year was complete.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 departed	nsubj
2	departed	depart	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 disguise	case
4	disguise	disguise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 departed	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 promised	cc
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 and	punct
7	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 agreeing	mark
8	agreeing	agree	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 promised	advcl
9	on	on	ADP	_	12 place	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 place	det
11	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 place	compound
12	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 agreeing	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 agreeing	punct
14	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 promised	nsubj
15	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 departed	conj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 return	mark
17	return	return	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 promised	xcomp
18	to	to	ADP	_	21 inn	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 inn	det
20	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 inn	amod
21	inn	inn	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 return	obl
22	once	once	SCONJ	_	27 complete	mark
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 year	det
24	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 year	amod
25	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 complete	nsubj
26	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	27 complete	cop
27	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 return	advcl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 departed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	depart	past	They	disguise		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	agree speech: agree	gerund	they not said here		on a meeting place	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on place=Topic
3	promise speech: promise	past	they			vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	return not said to happen	to-infinitive	they not said here		to the same inn result	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to inn=Result
5	is	past	the full year		complete property	tree rules

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