Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 28: Sindbad outwi…

Which of the following describes the means by which Sindbad effected his escape from the Old Man of the Sea?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Sindbad · What happens: follow, describe, mean, affect, escape · To what, where: escape · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 188 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 28: Sindbad outwits the Old Man, grows rich, then is stranded on a cliff island» 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	11 effected	obl
10	Sindbad	Sindbad	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 effected	nsubj
11	effected	affect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 means	ccomp
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 escape	nmod:poss
13	escape	escape	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 effected	obj
14	from	from	ADP	_	17 Man	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Man	det
16	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 Man	amod
17	Man	Man	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 effected	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 Sea	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Sea	det
20	Sea	Sea	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Man	nmod
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	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 clause=Topic
4	affect	past	Sindbad	Sindbad's escape	from the Old Man of the Sea	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus escape=Experiencer
5	escape		Sindbad			nom escape «act intransitive»: 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

By inducing the creature to consume wine, thereby loosening its grip, and casting it to the ground

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 inducing	mark
2	inducing	induce	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 creature	det
4	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 inducing	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 consume	mark
6	consume	consume	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 inducing	advcl
7	wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 consume	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 loosening	punct
9	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	10 loosening	advmod
10	loosening	loosen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 inducing	conj
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 grip	nmod:poss
12	grip	grip	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 loosening	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 casting	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 casting	cc
15	casting	cast	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 inducing	conj
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 casting	obj
17	to	to	ADP	_	19 ground	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 ground	det
19	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 casting	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	induce	gerund		the creature			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creature=Patient
2	consume	to-infinitive		wine			vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wine=Asset
3	loosen	gerund		wine's grip		thereby property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent grip=Patient
4	cast	gerund		grip	the ground		vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme to ground=Destination
5	grip		wine				nom grip «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

By tricking the creature into a drunken stupor and then hurling it to the ground with all his strength

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 tricking	mark
2	tricking	trick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 creature	det
4	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tricking	obj
5	into	into	ADP	_	8 stupor	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 stupor	det
7	drunken	drunken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stupor	amod
8	stupor	stupor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tricking	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 hurling	cc
10	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	11 hurling	advmod
11	hurling	hurl	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 tricking	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 hurling	obj
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 ground	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 ground	det
15	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hurling	obl
16	with	with	ADP	_	19 strength	case
17	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	19 strength	det:predet
18	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 strength	nmod:poss
19	strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hurling	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	gerund		the creature				into a drunken stupor result	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent creature=Patient into stupor=Result
2	hurl	gerund		creature		the ground	then	with his strength	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme to ground=Destination

Option 3

By tricking it with a sweet drink and fleeing

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 tricking	mark
2	tricking	trick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 tricking	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 drink	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 drink	det
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 drink	amod
7	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tricking	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 fleeing	cc
9	fleeing	fleeing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drink	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	gerund		it				with a sweet drink and fleeing	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Option 4

By feeding it wine and throwing it aside

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 feeding	mark
2	feeding	feed	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 feeding	obj
4	wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feeding	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 throwing	cc
6	throwing	throw	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 feeding	conj
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 throwing	obj
8	aside	aside	ADV	_	6 throwing	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feed	gerund		it					vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient wine=Theme
2	throw	gerund		wine				aside property	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

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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