Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part…

Which of the following describes the Sultan's second request to his son, as recorded in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, be, record · To what, where: son, passage

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1498 «Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 85: the Sultan asks for a magic tent and healing water» 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	10 request	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	10 request	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 request	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 request	case
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 request	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Sultan	det
7	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 request	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 Sultan	case
9	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 request	amod
10	request	request	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 son	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 son	nmod:poss
13	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 request	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 recorded	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 recorded	mark
16	recorded	record	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 son	acl
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 passage	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 passage	det
19	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 recorded	obl
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	10 request	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present			of the Sultan's second request; to his son	tree rules
3	record	participle	his son not said here	the passage		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination

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

A jar of the Water of the Fountain of Dew, for the Sultan's feast

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 jar	det
2	jar	jar	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 Water	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Water	det
5	Water	Water	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 jar	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 Fountain	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Fountain	det
8	Fountain	Fountain	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 jar	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Dew	case
10	Dew	Dew	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Fountain	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 jar	punct
12	for	for	ADP	_	16 feast	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Sultan	det
14	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 feast	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 Sultan	case
16	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jar	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

A bottle of the Water of the Fountain of Lions, to be used as medicine

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bottle	det
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Fountain	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 Water	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Water	det
5	Water	Water	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 bottle	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 Fountain	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Fountain	det
8	Fountain	Fountain	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Lions	case
10	Lions	lion	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 Fountain	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
12	to	to	PART	_	14 used	mark
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	aux:pass
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 Fountain	acl
15	as	as	ADP	_	16 medicine	case
16	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	to-infinitive · passive						as medicine	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»

Option 3

A bottle of the Water from the Lions' Court, for healing wounds

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bottle	det
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 Water	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Water	det
5	Water	Water	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 bottle	nmod
6	from	from	ADP	_	10 Court	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Lions	det
8	Lions	lion	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 Court	nmod:poss
9	'	's	PART	_	8 Lions	case
10	Court	Court	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 bottle	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 wounds	punct
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 wounds	case
13	healing	healing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wounds	compound
14	wounds	wound	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bottle	conj

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 4

A bottle of the Water of the Fountain of Lions, to be used as medicine for every fever in the land

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bottle	det
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Fountain	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 Water	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Water	det
5	Water	Water	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 bottle	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 Fountain	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Fountain	det
8	Fountain	Fountain	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Lions	case
10	Lions	lion	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 Fountain	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
12	to	to	PART	_	14 used	mark
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	aux:pass
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 Fountain	acl
15	as	as	ADP	_	16 medicine	case
16	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	obl
17	for	for	ADP	_	19 fever	case
18	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	19 fever	det
19	fever	fever	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	obl
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 land	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 land	det
22	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	to-infinitive · passive				the land		as medicine; for every fever	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»

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