Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Alnaschar, part 34: the broken glass, the…
State the principal consequence of the brother's kick for his own fortune, as recorded in the passage.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: brother · What happens: record, kick · To what, where: State principal consequence, passage
This is exam question 4 of lesson 194 «Arabian Nights, Alnaschar, part 34: the broken glass, the gold, and the trap below the house» 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 | State | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consequence | compound |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 consequence | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 consequence | amod |
| 4 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 kick | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 brother | det |
| 7 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 kick | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 brother | case |
| 9 | kick | kick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consequence | nmod |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 fortune | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 12 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 fortune | amod |
| 13 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 kick | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 recorded | punct |
| 15 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 16 recorded | mark |
| 16 | recorded | record | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 consequence | acl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 passage | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 passage | det |
| 19 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 recorded | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 consequence | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | record | participle | the State principal consequence of the brother's kick for his own fortune not said here | the passage | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination | ||||
| 2 | kick | the brother | for his own fortune | nom kick «act transitive»: poss=agent for=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 · ← Mova's choice
The basket was broken, his profits were lost, and he was then robbed of the lady's gold purse by the slaves
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 basket | det |
| 2 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 broken | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 broken | aux:pass |
| 4 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 lost | punct |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 profits | nmod:poss |
| 7 | profits | profit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 lost | aux:pass |
| 9 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 broken | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 robbed | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 robbed | cc |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 robbed | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 robbed | aux:pass |
| 14 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 robbed | advmod |
| 15 | robbed | rob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 broken | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 purse | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 lady | det |
| 18 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 purse | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 lady | case |
| 20 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 purse | compound |
| 21 | purse | purse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 robbed | obl |
| 22 | by | by | ADP | _ | 24 slaves | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 slaves | det |
| 24 | slaves | slave | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 robbed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | past · passive | the basket | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | lose | past · passive | his profits | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | rob | past · passive | the slaves | he | then | of the lady's gold purse | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent subject=Theme of purse=Source | ||
| 4 | profit | his = he | nom profit «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
His stock was ruined and he owed debts
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 stock | nmod:poss |
| 2 | stock | stock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ruined | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ruined | aux:pass |
| 4 | ruined | ruin | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 owed | cc |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 owed | nsubj |
| 7 | owed | owe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ruined | conj |
| 8 | debts | debt | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 owed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ruin | past · passive | His stock | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | owe | past | he | debts | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent debt=Theme | ||||
| 3 | stock | His = he | nom stock «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
He was robbed of his gold by thieves
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 robbed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 robbed | aux:pass |
| 3 | robbed | rob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 gold | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 gold | nmod:poss |
| 6 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 robbed | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 thieves | case |
| 8 | thieves | thief | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 robbed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rob | past · passive | thieves | He | of his gold | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent subject=Theme of gold=Source |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The basket was broken, and his profits were lost
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 basket | det |
| 2 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 broken | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 broken | aux:pass |
| 4 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 lost | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 lost | cc |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 profits | nmod:poss |
| 8 | profits | profit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 lost | aux:pass |
| 10 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 broken | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break | past · passive | the basket | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | lose | past · passive | his profits | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | profit | his = he | nom profit «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |
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