Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the me…

Which of the following accurately describes the action of the merchant upon returning to his household, as set out in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: merchant · What happens: follow, describe, return, set out, act · To what, where: action, passage

This is exam question 1 of lesson 163 «Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the merchant goes back to the fountain, and an old man begins his tale» 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 action	det
8	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 merchant	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 merchant	det
11	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 action	nmod
12	upon	upon	SCONJ	_	13 returning	mark
13	returning	return	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 merchant	acl
14	to	to	ADP	_	16 household	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 household	nmod:poss
16	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 returning	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 set	punct
18	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 set	mark
19	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 describes	conj
20	out	out	ADP	_	19 set	compound:prt
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 passage	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 passage	det
23	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 set	obl
24	?	?	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 action of the merchant		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme
3	return	gerund	the merchant not said here			to his household result	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to household=Result
4	set out	participle			the passage		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	act		the merchant				nom action «act intransitive»: of=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

He wept bitterly and then disclosed the terms of his agreement with the genie

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 wept	nsubj
2	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	bitterly	bitterly	ADV	_	2 wept	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 disclosed	cc
5	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 disclosed	advmod
6	disclosed	disclose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 wept	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 terms	det
8	terms	term	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 disclosed	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 agreement	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 agreement	nmod:poss
11	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 terms	nmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 genie	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 genie	det
14	genie	genie	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 agreement	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	weep	past	He			bitterly property	vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	disclose	past	He not said here	the terms of his agreement with the genie	then		vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot term=Topic
3	term			his agreement with the genie			nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient
4	agree		his = he			with the genie	nom agreement «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl

Option 2

He wept bitterly at first and afterwards disclosed in full the terms of the agreement he had made with the genie at the fountain

The tree, 24 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 wept	nsubj
2	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	bitterly	bitterly	ADV	_	2 wept	advmod
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 first	case
5	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	2 wept	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 disclosed	cc
7	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	_	8 disclosed	advmod
8	disclosed	disclose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 wept	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 terms	case
10	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 terms	amod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 terms	det
12	terms	term	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 disclosed	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 agreement	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 agreement	det
15	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 terms	nmod
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 made	nsubj
17	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 made	aux
18	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	15 agreement	acl:relcl
19	with	with	ADP	_	21 genie	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 genie	det
21	genie	genie	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 made	obl
22	at	at	ADP	_	24 fountain	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 fountain	det
24	fountain	fountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 genie	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	weep	past	He			bitterly property	vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	disclose	participle	He not said here		the full terms of the agreement	afterwards property	vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
3	make	past · perfect	he	the agreement not said here		with the genie at the fountain	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent agreement=Product
4	term			the agreement			nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

He stayed silent and then arranged a feast for his household

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 stayed	nsubj
2	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 stayed	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 arranged	cc
5	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 arranged	advmod
6	arranged	arrange	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 stayed	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 feast	det
8	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 arranged	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 household	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 household	nmod:poss
11	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 arranged	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	past	He					silent property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	arrange	past	He not said here	a feast			then	for his household	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent feast=Product for household=Beneficiary

Option 4

He wept at once and then withheld the details of his pledge from them

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 wept	nsubj
2	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	4 once	case
4	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	2 wept	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 withheld	cc
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 withheld	advmod
7	withheld	withhold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 wept	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 details	det
9	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 withheld	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 pledge	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 pledge	nmod:poss
12	pledge	pledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 details	nmod
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 them	case
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 withheld	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	weep	past	He				vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	withhold	past	He not said here	the details of his pledge	then	from details = detail	tree rules
3	detail			his pledge			nom detail «cognition transitive»: of=patient
4	pledge		his = he				nom pledge «possession transitive»: poss=agent

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