Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, p…
Which of the following is the physician's final request to the king before his execution?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: king · What happens: follow, be, execute
This is exam question 4 of lesson 166 «Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, part 6: the king doubts the vizir, then condemns the physician to death» 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 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 request | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 physician | det |
| 7 | physician | physician | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 request | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 physician | case |
| 9 | final | final | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 request | amod |
| 10 | request | request | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 king | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 king | det |
| 13 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 request | nmod |
| 14 | before | before | ADP | _ | 16 execution | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 execution | nmod:poss |
| 16 | execution | execution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 king | nmod |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 request | 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 | is | present | of the physician's final request; to the king before king's execution | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | execute | king | nom execution «act transitive»: poss=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
That he be given a day to pray and to see his family once more
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 given | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 given | aux:pass |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 day | det |
| 6 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 given | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 pray | mark |
| 8 | pray | pray | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 given | advcl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 see | cc |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 see | mark |
| 11 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 pray | conj |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 family | nmod:poss |
| 13 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 see | obj |
| 14 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 15 more | advmod |
| 15 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 11 see | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | infinitive · passive | That | day | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pray | to-infinitive | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 3 | see | to-infinitive | his family | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
That he be permitted to set his affairs in order and leave his books
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 permitted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 permitted | nsubj |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 permitted | aux:pass |
| 4 | permitted | permit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 set | mark |
| 6 | set | set | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 permitted | xcomp |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 affairs | nmod:poss |
| 8 | affairs | affair | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 set | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 order | case |
| 10 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 set | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 leave | cc |
| 12 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 set | conj |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 books | nmod:poss |
| 14 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 leave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | permit | infinitive · passive | That | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | set not said to happen | to-infinitive | his affairs | order | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent affair=Theme in order=Destination | ||||
| 3 | leave | infinitive | his books | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
Option 3
That he be allowed to see his wife one more time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 allowed | aux:pass |
| 4 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 see | mark |
| 6 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 allowed | xcomp |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 wife | nmod:poss |
| 8 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 see | obj |
| 9 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 time | nummod |
| 10 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 11 time | amod |
| 11 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 see | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | allow | infinitive · passive | That | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | That not said here | his wife | time | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wife=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
That he be granted a full pardon in exchange for telling the king all the secrets of his household
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 granted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 granted | nsubj |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 granted | aux:pass |
| 4 | granted | grant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 pardon | det |
| 6 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pardon | amod |
| 7 | pardon | pardon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 granted | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 exchange | case |
| 9 | exchange | exchange | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pardon | nmod |
| 10 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 11 telling | mark |
| 11 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 granted | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 king | det |
| 13 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 telling | obj |
| 14 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 secrets | det:predet |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 secrets | det |
| 16 | secrets | secret | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 telling | obj |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 household | case |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 household | nmod:poss |
| 19 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 secrets | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grant | infinitive · passive | That | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal pardon=Theme | |||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | gerund | all secrets of king's household | the king | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient secret=Topic |
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