Exam question 2 · Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and Laili, part 12: the…
Which statement accurately describes the outcome of Laili's encounter with Chumman Basa?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement, Laili · What happens: describe, encounter · To what, where: outcome
This is exam question 2 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 outcome | det |
| 6 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 encounter | case |
| 8 | Laili | Laili | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 encounter | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Laili | case |
| 10 | encounter | encounter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 outcome | nmod |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 Chumman | case |
| 12 | Chumman | Chumman | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 encounter | nmod |
| 13 | Basa | Basa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Chumman | flat |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | present | which statement | the outcome of Laili's encounter with Chumman | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme | |||
| 2 | encounter | Laili | with Chumman | nom encounter «act transitive»: poss=agent with=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
Having been warned by a glance, she slew the Raja with a hidden blade and later revived her husband by applying her own blood to his wound with care.
The tree, 29 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Having | have | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 warned | aux |
| 2 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 warned | aux:pass |
| 3 | warned | warn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 glance | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 glance | det |
| 6 | glance | glance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 warned | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 slew | punct |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 slew | nsubj |
| 9 | slew | slay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 warned | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Raja | det |
| 11 | Raja | Raja | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 slew | obj |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 blade | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 blade | det |
| 14 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 blade | amod |
| 15 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 slew | obl |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 revived | cc |
| 17 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 18 revived | advmod |
| 18 | revived | revive | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 slew | conj |
| 19 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 husband | nmod:poss |
| 20 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 revived | obj |
| 21 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 22 applying | mark |
| 22 | applying | apply | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 18 revived | advcl |
| 23 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 blood | nmod:poss |
| 24 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 blood | amod |
| 25 | blood | blood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 applying | obj |
| 26 | to | to | ADP | _ | 28 wound | case |
| 27 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 28 wound | nmod:poss |
| 28 | wound | wound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 applying | obl |
| 29 | with | with | ADP | _ | 30 care | case |
| 30 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 applying | obl |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 warned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warn speech: warn | gerund · perfect · passive | a glance | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | slay | past | she | the Raja | with a hidden blade | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent raja=Patient with blade=Instrument | |||
| 3 | revive | past | she not said here | her husband | late property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent husband=Patient | |||
| 4 | apply | gerund | she not said here | her own blood | to husband's wound; with care | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme | |||
| 5 | wound | husband | nom wound «state transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
She slew the Raja with a concealed blade after he attempted to kill her husband, then revived him with her blood.
The tree, 21 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 slew | nsubj |
| 2 | slew | slay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Raja | det |
| 4 | Raja | Raja | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 slew | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 blade | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 blade | det |
| 7 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 blade | amod |
| 8 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slew | obl |
| 9 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 11 attempted | mark |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 attempted | nsubj |
| 11 | attempted | attempt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 slew | advcl |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 kill | mark |
| 13 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 attempted | xcomp |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 husband | nmod:poss |
| 15 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 kill | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 revived | punct |
| 17 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 18 revived | advmod |
| 18 | revived | revive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 slew | conj |
| 19 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 revived | obj |
| 20 | with | with | ADP | _ | 22 blood | case |
| 21 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 blood | nmod:poss |
| 22 | blood | blood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 revived | obl |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 slew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slay | past | She | the Raja | with a concealed blade | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent raja=Patient with blade=Instrument | |||
| 2 | conceal | participle | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | attempt | past | he | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | kill not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | her husband | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Theme | ||||
| 5 | revive | past | She not said here | husband | then | with her blood | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with blood=Instrument |
Option 3
She slew the Raja with a hidden dagger and fled the garden
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 slew | nsubj |
| 2 | slew | slay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Raja | det |
| 4 | Raja | Raja | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 slew | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 dagger | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 dagger | det |
| 7 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 dagger | amod |
| 8 | dagger | dagger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slew | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 fled | cc |
| 10 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 slew | conj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 garden | det |
| 12 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fled | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slay | past | She | the Raja | with a hidden dagger | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent raja=Patient with dagger=Instrument | |||
| 2 | flee | past | She not said here | the garden | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme garden=Initial_Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She slew the Raja with a concealed blade and revived 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 slew | nsubj |
| 2 | slew | slay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Raja | det |
| 4 | Raja | Raja | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 slew | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 blade | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 blade | det |
| 7 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 blade | amod |
| 8 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slew | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 revived | cc |
| 10 | revived | revive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 slew | conj |
| 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 | 10 revived | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slay | past | She | the Raja | with a concealed blade | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent raja=Patient with blade=Instrument | |||
| 2 | conceal | participle | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | revive | past | She not said here | her husband | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent husband=Patient |
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