Exam question 4 · Indian Fairy Tales, Laili and Majnun, part 11: Laili leave…

Determine the condition upon which Laili would regain her human form after her transformation into a dog.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Laili · What happens: determine, regain, form, transform · To what, where: condition, human form

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1827 «Indian Fairy Tales, Laili and Majnun, part 11: Laili leaves the fish, grows young, is turned to ashes, and returns as a little white dog» 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	Determine	determine	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 condition	det
3	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Determine	obj
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 regain	obl
6	Laili	Laili	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 regain	nsubj
7	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 regain	aux
8	regain	regain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 condition	acl:relcl
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 form	nmod:poss
10	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 form	amod
11	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 regain	obj
12	after	after	ADP	_	14 transformation	case
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 transformation	nmod:poss
14	transformation	transformation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 regain	obl
15	into	into	ADP	_	17 dog	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 dog	det
17	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 regain	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Determine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	determine	imperative	you not said here	the condition			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Topic
2	regain	would	Laili	Laili's human form	after Laili's transformation	upon the condition; into a dog	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent form=Theme
3	form		Laili				nom form «communication transitive»: poss=agent
4	transform		Laili				nom transformation «event 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Majnun must love her, feed her, and let her sleep in his bed

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 love	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 love	aux
3	love	love	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 love	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 feed	punct
6	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 love	conj
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 feed	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 let	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 let	cc
10	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 love	conj
11	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 let	obj
12	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 let	xcomp
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 bed	case
14	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 bed	nmod:poss
15	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sleep	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	love	must	Majnun	her = she			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus
2	feed	infinitive	Majnun not said here		Majnun		vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
3	let	infinitive	Majnun not said here	Majnun			tree rules
4	sleep	infinitive	Majnun not said here			his bed	vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in bed=Location

Option 2

Majnun must love her, feed her, and let her sleep by the palace fire

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 love	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 love	aux
3	love	love	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 love	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 feed	punct
6	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 love	conj
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 feed	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 let	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 let	cc
10	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 love	conj
11	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 let	obj
12	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 let	xcomp
13	by	by	ADP	_	16 fire	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 fire	det
15	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 fire	compound
16	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sleep	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	love	must	Majnun	her = she			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus
2	feed	infinitive	Majnun not said here		Majnun		vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
3	let	infinitive	Majnun not said here	Majnun			tree rules
4	sleep	infinitive	Majnun not said here			by the palace fire	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

Majnun must give her a name, feed her, and let her sleep by the fire

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 give	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 give	aux
3	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 give	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 name	det
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 give	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 feed	punct
8	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 give	conj
9	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 feed	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 let	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 let	cc
12	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 give	conj
13	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 let	obj
14	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 let	xcomp
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 fire	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 fire	det
17	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sleep	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	give	must	Majnun	a name	her = she		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient name=Theme
2	feed	infinitive	Majnun not said here		Majnun		vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
3	let	infinitive	Majnun not said here	Majnun			tree rules
4	sleep	infinitive	Majnun not said here			by the fire	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

Majnun must love her, feed her, let her sleep in his bed, and then carry her back to Phalana to see her parents

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 love	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 love	aux
3	love	love	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 love	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 feed	punct
6	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 love	conj
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 feed	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 let	punct
9	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 love	conj
10	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 let	obj
11	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 let	xcomp
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 bed	case
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 bed	nmod:poss
14	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sleep	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 carry	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 carry	cc
17	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 carry	advmod
18	carry	carry	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 love	parataxis
19	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 carry	obj
20	back	back	ADV	_	18 carry	advmod
21	to	to	ADP	_	22 Phalana	case
22	Phalana	Phalana	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 back	obl
23	to	to	PART	_	24 see	mark
24	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 carry	advcl
25	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 parents	nmod:poss
26	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 see	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	roles by
1	love	must	Majnun	her = she				vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus
2	feed	infinitive	Majnun not said here		Majnun			vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
3	let	infinitive	Majnun not said here	Majnun				tree rules
4	sleep	infinitive	Majnun not said here			his bed		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in bed=Location
5	carry	infinitive		Majnun			then	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme
6	see	to-infinitive		Majnun's parents				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer parent=Stimulus

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