Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Three Calenders, part 10:…
Which of the following correctly describes the reason the Caliph gave for wishing to enter the house?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Caliph · What happens: follow, describe, give, wish, enter · To what, where: reason, house
This is exam question 3 of lesson 170 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Three Calenders, part 10: three shaven Calenders come to the ladies' house, and the mystery of the dogs and the scars begins» 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 | correctly | correctly | 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 reason | det |
| 8 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Caliph | det |
| 10 | Caliph | Caliph | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 gave | nsubj |
| 11 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 reason | acl:relcl |
| 12 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 13 wishing | mark |
| 13 | wishing | wish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 gave | advcl |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 enter | mark |
| 15 | enter | enter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 wishing | xcomp |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 house | det |
| 17 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 enter | obj |
| 18 | ? | ? | 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 | describe | present | the reason | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 3 | give | past | the Caliph | the reason not said here | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 4 | wish | gerund | the Caliph not said here | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 5 | enter not said to happen | to-infinitive | the Caliph not said here | the house | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme house=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
He had been summoned by the vizir to the house
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 | 4 summoned | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 summoned | aux |
| 3 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 summoned | aux:pass |
| 4 | summoned | summon | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 vizir | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 vizir | det |
| 7 | vizir | vizir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 summoned | obl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 house | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 house | det |
| 10 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 summoned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | summon | past · perfect · passive | the vizir | He | to the house | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
Option 2
He was curious about the Calenders and their strange story
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 | 3 curious | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 curious | cop |
| 3 | curious | curious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 Calenders | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Calenders | det |
| 6 | Calenders | calender | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 curious | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 story | cc |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 story | nmod:poss |
| 9 | strange | strange | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 story | amod |
| 10 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Calenders | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | about the Calenders and Calenders's strange story; curious property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He was attracted by the music and laughter
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 | 3 attracted | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 attracted | aux:pass |
| 3 | attracted | attract | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 music | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 music | det |
| 6 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 attracted | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 laughter | cc |
| 8 | laughter | laughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 music | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attract | past · passive | the music and laughter | He | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
Option 4
He wanted to see the sisters
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 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 see | mark |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sisters | det |
| 6 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 see | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | He | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the sisters | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sister=Stimulus |
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