Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hung…

Which of the following describes the manner in which the Barmecide conducted the imaginary repast?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Barmecide · What happens: follow, describe, conduct · To what, where: manner, imaginary repast

This is exam question 1 of lesson 196 «Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hungry brother eats an imaginary feast, and the barber revives the dead hunchback» 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	5 describes	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	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 manner	det
7	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 describes	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 which	case
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 conducted	obl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Barmecide	det
11	Barmecide	Barmecide	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 conducted	nsubj
12	conducted	conduct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 manner	acl:relcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 repast	det
14	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 repast	amod
15	repast	repast	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 conducted	obj
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the manner		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme
3	conduct	past	the Barmecide	the imaginary repast	the manner	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent repast=Theme in which=Destination

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

He gave orders to his slaves to bring many dishes, all of which were actually present.

The tree, 16 words

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	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	orders	order	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gave	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 slaves	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 slaves	nmod:poss
6	slaves	slave	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gave	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 bring	mark
8	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 gave	advcl
9	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 dishes	amod
10	dishes	dish	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 bring	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 present	punct
12	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	17 present	nsubj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 which	case
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 all	nmod
15	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 present	cop
16	actually	actually	ADV	_	17 present	advmod
17	present	present	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 gave	parataxis
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	give	past	He	orders	his slaves		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent order=Theme to slave=Recipient
2	bring	to-infinitive	He not said here	many dishes			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent dish=Theme
3	is	past	all			actually, present property	tree rules

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He mimed the washing of hands and the serving of dishes, none of which were actually provided.

The tree, 17 words

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	2 mimed	nsubj
2	mimed	mime	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 washing	det
4	washing	washing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mimed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 hands	case
6	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 washing	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 serving	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 serving	det
9	serving	serving	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 washing	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 dishes	case
11	dishes	dish	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 serving	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 none	punct
13	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	4 washing	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 which	case
15	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 provided	obl
16	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 provided	aux:pass
17	actually	actually	ADV	_	18 provided	advmod
18	provided	provide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 none	acl:relcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mimed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mime	past	He	the washing of hands and the serving of dishes		tree rules
2	provide	past · passive			actually property	vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»
3	wash			hands		nom washing «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

He arranged a sumptuous meal with silver platters, rich wines and sweet fruits, which he described at length to his unsuspecting guest.

The tree, 22 words

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	2 arranged	nsubj
2	arranged	arrange	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 meal	det
4	sumptuous	sumptuous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 meal	amod
5	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 arranged	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 platters	case
7	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 platters	compound
8	platters	platter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 meal	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 wines	punct
10	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 wines	amod
11	wines	wine	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 platters	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 fruits	cc
13	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 fruits	amod
14	fruits	fruit	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 platters	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 described	punct
16	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 described	obj
17	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 described	nsubj
18	described	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 fruits	acl:relcl
19	at	at	ADP	_	20 length	case
20	length	length	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 described	obl
21	to	to	ADP	_	24 guest	case
22	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 guest	nmod:poss
23	unsuspecting	unsuspect	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	24 guest	amod
24	guest	guest	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 length	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 arranged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	arrange	past	He	a sumptuous meal		with silver platters and rich wines and sweet fruits	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent meal=Patient with platter=Instrument
2	describe	past	he	sweet fruits	length to his unsuspecting guest		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme
3	unsuspect	gerund					tree rules

Option 4

He invited Schacabac to a lavish banquet in his grand hall, where he insisted that every dish was being served to them both at once.

The tree, 25 words

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	2 invited	nsubj
2	invited	invite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Schacabac	Schacabac	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 invited	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	7 banquet	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 banquet	det
6	lavish	lavish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 banquet	amod
7	banquet	banquet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 invited	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 hall	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 hall	nmod:poss
10	grand	grand	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 hall	amod
11	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 invited	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 insisted	punct
13	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	15 insisted	advmod
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 insisted	nsubj
15	insisted	insist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 invited	conj
16	that	that	SCONJ	_	21 served	mark
17	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	18 dish	det
18	dish	dish	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 served	nsubj:pass
19	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 served	aux:pass
20	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	21 served	aux:pass
21	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 insisted	advcl
22	to	to	ADP	_	23 them	case
23	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 served	obl
24	both	both	ADV	_	21 served	advmod
25	at	at	ADP	_	26 once	case
26	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	24 both	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 invited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	invite	past	He		Schacabac	Schacabac's grand hall	to a lavish banquet	vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schacabac=Recipient
2	insist speech: other	past	Schacabac					vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
3	serve	past · passive		every dish	them = they		both property	vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to they=Recipient

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