Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and the Vizier's Son: a cle…
Which of the following describes the means by which the vizier's son's plan to deceive the king was carried out?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: son · What happens: follow, describe, mean, deceive, carry out, plan · To what, where: king
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1854 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and the Vizier's Son: a clever trick, a cruel princess punished, and a happy ending» 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 | 7 means | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 describes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 describes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 5 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 means | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 which | case |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 plan | obl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 vizier | det |
| 11 | vizier | vizier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 son | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 vizier | case |
| 13 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 plan | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 son | case |
| 15 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | ccomp |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 deceive | mark |
| 17 | deceive | deceive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 plan | acl |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 king | det |
| 19 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 carried | nsubj:pass |
| 20 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 carried | aux:pass |
| 21 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 deceive | ccomp |
| 22 | out | out | ADP | _ | 21 carried | compound:prt |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | 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 | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | deceive | to-infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | carry out | past · passive | the king | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | |||||
| 6 | plan | the vizier's son | nom plan «cognition 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
Through a string of staged tricks built on a made-up tale of a demon spirit
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through | through | ADP | _ | 3 string | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 string | det |
| 3 | string | string | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 tricks | case |
| 5 | staged | stage | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 tricks | amod |
| 6 | tricks | trick | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 string | nmod |
| 7 | built | build | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 tricks | acl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 tale | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 tale | det |
| 10 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 tale | amod |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 up | punct |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 made | compound:prt |
| 13 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 built | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 spirit | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 spirit | det |
| 16 | demon | demon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 spirit | compound |
| 17 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 tale | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stage | participle | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | build | participle | staged tricks not said here | a made tale of a demon spirit | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on tale=Source | ||||
| 3 | make up | participle | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | tell | a demon spirit | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Through a sequence of staged deceptions involving a fabricated tale of a ghoul
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through | through | ADP | _ | 3 sequence | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 sequence | det |
| 3 | sequence | sequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 deceptions | case |
| 5 | staged | stage | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 deceptions | amod |
| 6 | deceptions | deception | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sequence | nmod |
| 7 | involving | involve | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 deceptions | acl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 tale | det |
| 9 | fabricated | fabricated | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 tale | amod |
| 10 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 involving | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 ghoul | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 ghoul | det |
| 13 | ghoul | ghoul | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 tale | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stage | participle | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | involve | gerund | staged deceptions not said here | a fabricated tale of a ghoul | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Theme | ||||
| 3 | tell | a ghoul | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 3
Through a secret potion only
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through | through | ADP | _ | 4 potion | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 potion | det |
| 3 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 potion | amod |
| 4 | potion | potion | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 potion | advmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
By a simple disguise and a lie
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 4 disguise | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 disguise | det |
| 3 | simple | simple | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 disguise | amod |
| 4 | disguise | disguise | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 lie | cc |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 lie | det |
| 7 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 disguise | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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