Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the me…
Which of the following accurately reports the outcome of the steward's daughter's intervention regarding the transformed son?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: daughter · What happens: follow, report, regard, transform, intervene · To what, where: outcome
This is exam question 4 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 reports | advmod |
| 6 | reports | report | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 outcome | det |
| 8 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 reports | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 intervention | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 steward | det |
| 11 | steward | steward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 steward | case |
| 13 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 intervention | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 daughter | case |
| 15 | intervention | intervention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 outcome | nmod |
| 16 | regarding | regard | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 19 son | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 son | det |
| 18 | transformed | transform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 son | amod |
| 19 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 intervention | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | report | present | the outcome of the steward's daughter's intervention regard the transformed son | accurately property | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Patient | ||||
| 3 | regard | gerund | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | transform | participle | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 5 | intervene | the steward's daughter | regard the transformed son | nom intervention «act intransitive»: poss=agent regard=obl |
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
She restored him, but only if the woman who did it was punished harshly
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 restored | nsubj |
| 2 | restored | restore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 restored | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 punished | punct |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 14 punished | cc |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 14 punished | advmod |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 14 punished | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 woman | det |
| 9 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 punished | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 did | nsubj |
| 11 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 woman | acl:relcl |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 did | obj |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 punished | aux:pass |
| 14 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 restored | conj |
| 15 | harshly | harshly | ADV | _ | 14 punished | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restore | past | She | him = he | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | do | past | the woman | it | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | punish a condition, not said to happen | past · passive | the woman | harshly property | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
She agreed to restore him on condition of marriage and of punishing the woman responsible
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 agreed | nsubj |
| 2 | agreed | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 restore | mark |
| 4 | restore | restore | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 agreed | xcomp |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 restore | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 condition | case |
| 7 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 restore | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 marriage | case |
| 9 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 condition | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 punishing | cc |
| 11 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 12 punishing | mark |
| 12 | punishing | punish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 condition | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 woman | det |
| 14 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 punishing | obj |
| 15 | responsible | responsible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 punishing | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | past | She | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | restore not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | him = he | condition of marriage | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme | |||
| 3 | punish | gerund | She not said here | the woman | responsible property | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Patient | |||
| 4 | condition | marriage | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
She agreed to restore him to his human shape on condition that he married her and that the woman responsible was punished for her crime
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 agreed | nsubj |
| 2 | agreed | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 restore | mark |
| 4 | restore | restore | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 agreed | xcomp |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 restore | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 shape | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 shape | nmod:poss |
| 8 | human | human | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 shape | amod |
| 9 | shape | shape | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 restore | obl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 condition | case |
| 11 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 shape | nmod |
| 12 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 14 married | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 married | nsubj |
| 14 | married | marry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 restore | advcl |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 married | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 punished | cc |
| 17 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 22 punished | mark |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 woman | det |
| 19 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 punished | nsubj:pass |
| 20 | responsible | responsible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 woman | amod |
| 21 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 22 punished | aux:pass |
| 22 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 married | conj |
| 23 | for | for | ADP | _ | 25 crime | case |
| 24 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 crime | nmod:poss |
| 25 | crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 punished | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | past | She | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | restore not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | him = he | his human shape on condition | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Theme to shape=Recipient | |||
| 3 | marry | past | he | her = she | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | ||||
| 4 | punish | past · passive | the woman | for woman's crime | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Patient for crime=Theme | ||||
| 5 | incriminate | woman | nom crime «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
She agreed to help him, provided she could marry him and punish the culprit
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 agreed | nsubj |
| 2 | agreed | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 help | mark |
| 4 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 agreed | xcomp |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 help | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 provided | punct |
| 7 | provided | provide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 agreed | parataxis |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 marry | nsubj |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 marry | aux |
| 10 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 provided | ccomp |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 marry | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 punish | cc |
| 13 | punish | punish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 marry | conj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 culprit | det |
| 15 | culprit | culprit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 punish | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | past | She | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | help not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | him = he | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | provide | past | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | marry | could | she | him = he | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ||||
| 5 | punish | infinitive | she not said here | the culprit | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent culprit=Patient |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/163-pg128-part3/e4/