Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fai…
What did Prince Houssain resolve to do after purchasing the tapestry, and what was his motive for doing so?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Houssain, motive · What happens: resolve, do, purchase, be · To what, where: tapestry, motive
This is exam question 4 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 resolve | obj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 resolve | aux |
| 3 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Houssain | nmod:desc |
| 4 | Houssain | Houssain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 resolve | nsubj |
| 5 | resolve | resolve | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 do | mark |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 resolve | xcomp |
| 8 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 9 purchasing | mark |
| 9 | purchasing | purchase | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 do | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 tapestry | det |
| 11 | tapestry | tapestry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 purchasing | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 motive | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 motive | cc |
| 14 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 17 motive | nsubj |
| 15 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 motive | cop |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 motive | nmod:poss |
| 17 | motive | motive | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 resolve | obl |
| 18 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 19 doing | mark |
| 19 | doing | do | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 17 motive | acl |
| 20 | so | so | ADV | _ | 19 doing | advmod |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 resolve | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past · do-support | Houssain Prince | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | Houssain Prince not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | purchase | gerund | Houssain Prince not said here | the tapestry | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tapestry=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is a | past | Houssain's motive | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | do | gerund | Houssain's motive not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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
He decided to remain in Bisnagar for a few months in order to study the king, his court, and the customs and manners of the land closely.
The tree, 27 words
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 decided | nsubj |
| 2 | decided | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 remain | mark |
| 4 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 decided | xcomp |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 Bisnagar | case |
| 6 | Bisnagar | Bisnagar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 remain | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 months | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 months | det |
| 9 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 months | amod |
| 10 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 remain | obl |
| 11 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 14 study | mark |
| 12 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 in | fixed |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 study | mark |
| 14 | study | study | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 remain | advcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 king | det |
| 16 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 study | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 court | punct |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 court | nmod:poss |
| 19 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 king | nmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 manners | punct |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 manners | cc |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 customs | det |
| 23 | customs | custom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 25 manners | nsubj |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 manners | cc |
| 25 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 2 decided | obl |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 28 land | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 land | det |
| 28 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 manners | nmod |
| 29 | closely | closely | ADV | _ | 2 decided | advmod |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 decided | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decide | past | He | closely property | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | remain not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | Bisnagar | month | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bisnagar=Location | |||
| 3 | study | to-infinitive | He not said here | the king king's court | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Topic | ||||
| 4 | manners | the customs | of the land | tree rules |
Option 2
He resolved to remain at Bisnagar for some months, in order to study the king and the customs of the land.
The tree, 21 words
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 resolved | nsubj |
| 2 | resolved | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 remain | mark |
| 4 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 resolved | xcomp |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 Bisnagar | case |
| 6 | Bisnagar | Bisnagar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 remain | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 months | case |
| 8 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 months | det |
| 9 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 remain | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 study | punct |
| 11 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 14 study | mark |
| 12 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 in | fixed |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 study | mark |
| 14 | study | study | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 remain | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 king | det |
| 16 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 study | obj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 customs | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 customs | det |
| 19 | customs | custom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 king | conj |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 land | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 land | det |
| 22 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 customs | nmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 resolved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | remain | to-infinitive | He not said here | Bisnagar | month | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bisnagar=Location | |||
| 3 | study | to-infinitive | He not said here | the king and the customs of the land | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Topic |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He resolved to remain at Bisnagar for some months, in order to observe the king, the court and the customs of the land.
The tree, 23 words
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 resolved | nsubj |
| 2 | resolved | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 remain | mark |
| 4 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 resolved | xcomp |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 Bisnagar | case |
| 6 | Bisnagar | Bisnagar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 remain | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 months | case |
| 8 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 months | det |
| 9 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 remain | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 observe | punct |
| 11 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 14 observe | mark |
| 12 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 in | fixed |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 observe | mark |
| 14 | observe | observe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 remain | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 king | det |
| 16 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 observe | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 court | punct |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 court | det |
| 19 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 king | nmod |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 customs | cc |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 customs | det |
| 22 | customs | custom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 king | conj |
| 23 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 land | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 land | det |
| 25 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 customs | nmod |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 resolved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | remain | to-infinitive | He not said here | Bisnagar | month | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bisnagar=Location | |||
| 3 | observe | to-infinitive | He not said here | the king the court and the customs of the land | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent king=Topic |
Option 4
He resolved to remain at Bisnagar for some months, in order to observe the king, the court and the customs of the land, and he also decided to take many walks through the markets to learn how the merchants traded their goods.
The tree, 42 words
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 resolved | nsubj |
| 2 | resolved | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 remain | mark |
| 4 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 resolved | xcomp |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 Bisnagar | case |
| 6 | Bisnagar | Bisnagar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 remain | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 months | case |
| 8 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 months | det |
| 9 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 remain | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 observe | punct |
| 11 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 14 observe | mark |
| 12 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 in | fixed |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 observe | mark |
| 14 | observe | observe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 remain | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 king | det |
| 16 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 observe | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 court | punct |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 court | det |
| 19 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 king | nmod |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 customs | cc |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 customs | det |
| 22 | customs | custom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 king | conj |
| 23 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 land | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 land | det |
| 25 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 customs | nmod |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 decided | punct |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 decided | cc |
| 28 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 30 decided | nsubj |
| 29 | also | also | ADV | _ | 30 decided | advmod |
| 30 | decided | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 resolved | conj |
| 31 | to | to | PART | _ | 32 take | mark |
| 32 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 30 decided | xcomp |
| 33 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 34 walks | amod |
| 34 | walks | walk | NOUN | Number=Plur | 32 take | obj |
| 35 | through | through | ADP | _ | 37 markets | case |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 markets | det |
| 37 | markets | market | NOUN | Number=Plur | 32 take | obl |
| 38 | to | to | PART | _ | 39 learn | mark |
| 39 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 32 take | advcl |
| 40 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 43 traded | advmod |
| 41 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 merchants | det |
| 42 | merchants | merchant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 43 traded | nsubj |
| 43 | traded | trade | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 39 learn | ccomp |
| 44 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 45 goods | nmod:poss |
| 45 | goods | goods | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 43 traded | obj |
| 46 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 resolved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | remain | to-infinitive | He not said here | Bisnagar | month | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bisnagar=Location | |||
| 3 | observe | to-infinitive | He not said here | the king the court and the customs of the land | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent king=Topic | ||||
| 4 | decide | past | Bisnagar | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 5 | take not said to happen | to-infinitive | Bisnagar not said here | many walks | the markets | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walk=Theme | |||
| 6 | learn | to-infinitive | Bisnagar not said here | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 7 | trade | past | the merchants | merchants's goods | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |
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