Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and Laili, part 12: the…

Which statement accurately describes the manner in which Laili was restored to youthful form?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement · What happens: describe, restore · To what, where: manner, Laili, youthful form

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1828 «Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and Laili, part 12: the old woman proves she is Laili, and Laili saves Majnun's life after the wicked Raja kills him» 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	DET	PronType=Int	2 statement	det
2	statement	statement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describes	nsubj
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	4 describes	advmod
4	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 manner	det
6	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describes	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 which	case
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 restored	obl
9	Laili	Laili	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 restored	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 restored	aux:pass
11	restored	restore	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 manner	acl:relcl
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 form	case
13	youthful	youthful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 form	amod
14	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 restored	obl
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	present	which statement	the manner				accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme
2	restore	past · passive		Laili	youthful form	the manner			vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to form=Recipient

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

She emerged naked from a cracked red fruit opened by her husband

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 emerged	nsubj
2	emerged	emerge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	naked	naked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 emerged	xcomp
4	from	from	ADP	_	8 fruit	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 fruit	det
6	cracked	crack	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 fruit	amod
7	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fruit	amod
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 emerged	obl
9	opened	open	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 fruit	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 husband	case
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 husband	nmod:poss
12	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 opened	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	emerge	past	She		a cracked red fruit	naked property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from fruit=Initial_Location
2	crack	participle					vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	open	participle		a cracked red fruit not said here		by her husband	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by husband=Location

Option 2

Majnun opened a large red fruit in the garden and she stepped out naked, restoring her youth as the fakir had promised long before.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 opened	nsubj
2	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fruit	det
4	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fruit	amod
5	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fruit	amod
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 opened	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 garden	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 garden	det
9	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 opened	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 stepped	cc
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 stepped	nsubj
12	stepped	step	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 opened	conj
13	out	out	ADP	_	12 stepped	compound:prt
14	naked	naked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 stepped	xcomp
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 restoring	punct
16	restoring	restore	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 stepped	advcl
17	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 youth	nmod:poss
18	youth	youth	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 restoring	obj
19	as	as	SCONJ	_	23 promised	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 fakir	det
21	fakir	fakir	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 promised	nsubj:pass
22	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 promised	aux
23	promised	promise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 restoring	advcl
24	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	25 before	advmod
25	before	before	ADV	_	23 promised	advmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 opened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	open	past	Majnun	a large red fruit	the garden		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent fruit=Theme in garden=Location
2	step out	past	Majnun			naked property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	restore	gerund	Majnun not said here	Majnun's youth			vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent youth=Theme
4	promise speech: promise	past · perfect · passive		the fakir		before property	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

She emerged unclothed from a ripe red fruit cut open by Majnun

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	3 unclothed	nsubj:pass
2	emerged	emerge	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 unclothed	aux:pass
3	unclothed	unclothe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	8 fruit	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 fruit	det
6	ripe	ripe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fruit	amod
7	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fruit	amod
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 unclothed	obl
9	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 fruit	acl
10	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cut	xcomp
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 Majnun	case
12	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 cut	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unclothe	past · passive		She		a ripe red fruit			vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	cut	participle		a ripe red fruit not said here				by Majnun; open property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Option 4

After the old woman's spell wore off, Laili was reborn when Majnun cut open a ripe red fruit, and she emerged completely unclothed.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	6 spell	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 woman	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 woman	amod
4	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spell	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 woman	case
6	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wore	obl
7	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	off	off	ADP	_	7 wore	compound:prt
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 reborn	punct
10	Laili	Laili	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 reborn	nsubj
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 reborn	cop
12	reborn	reborn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 wore	parataxis
13	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	15 cut	advmod
14	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 cut	nsubj
15	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 reborn	advcl
16	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 cut	xcomp
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 fruit	det
18	ripe	ripe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 fruit	amod
19	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 fruit	amod
20	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cut	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 emerged	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 emerged	cc
23	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 emerged	nsubj
24	emerged	emerge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 wore	conj
25	completely	completely	ADV	_	26 unclothed	advmod
26	unclothed	unclothe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 emerged	advcl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	wear off	past			after the old woman's spell		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	Laili			reborn property	tree rules
3	cut	past	Majnun	a ripe red fruit		open property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Product
4	emerge	past	Majnun				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	unclothe	participle	Majnun not said here			completely property	vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	spell		the old woman				nom spell «state transitive»: poss=agent

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