Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badou…
Describe the manner in which the Sultan's intentions regarding the barber are made manifest at the conclusion of the first episode.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, intentions, Sultan · What happens: describe, regard, make, intend, conclude · To what, where: manner, barber, intentions, conclusion, first episode
This is exam question 4 of lesson 197 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura, part 37: the prince refuses to marry and is locked in a tower» 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 made | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Sultan | det |
| 7 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 intentions | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Sultan | case |
| 9 | intentions | intention | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 made | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | regarding | regard | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 intentions | acl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 barber | det |
| 12 | barber | barber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 regarding | obj |
| 13 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 made | aux:pass |
| 14 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Describe | parataxis |
| 15 | manifest | manifest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 made | xcomp |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 conclusion | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 conclusion | det |
| 18 | conclusion | conclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 made | obl |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 episode | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 episode | det |
| 21 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 22 episode | amod |
| 22 | episode | episode | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 conclusion | nmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the manner | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 2 | regard | gerund | the Sultan's intentions not said here | the barber | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barber=Theme | ||||
| 3 | make | present · passive | the Sultan's intentions | the conclusion of the first episode | manifest property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | |||
| 4 | intend | the Sultan | nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 5 | conclude | the first episode | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
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
The Sultan bestows upon the barber a substantial pension, retains him near his person, and orders the hunchback's tale written down
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 Sultan | det |
| 2 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 bestows | nsubj |
| 3 | bestows | bestow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 barber | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 barber | det |
| 6 | barber | barber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bestows | obl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 pension | det |
| 8 | substantial | substantial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 pension | amod |
| 9 | pension | pension | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bestows | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 retains | punct |
| 11 | retains | retain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 bestows | conj |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 retains | obj |
| 13 | near | near | ADP | _ | 15 person | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 person | nmod:poss |
| 15 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 retains | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 orders | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 orders | cc |
| 18 | orders | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 bestows | conj |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 hunchback | det |
| 20 | hunchback | hunchback | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 tale | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 hunchback | case |
| 22 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 orders | obj |
| 23 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 tale | acl |
| 24 | down | down | ADP | _ | 23 written | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bestow | present | the Sultan | a substantial pension | upon the barber | tree rules | |||
| 2 | retain | present | the Sultan not said here | Sultan | near Sultan's person | tree rules | |||
| 3 | order | present | the Sultan not said here | the hunchback's tale | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Theme | ||||
| 4 | write down | participle | the hunchback's tale not said here | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | tell | the hunchback | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
The Sultan awards the barber a modest gift and sends him to the provinces
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Sultan | det |
| 2 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 awards | nsubj |
| 3 | awards | award | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 barber | det |
| 5 | barber | barber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 awards | obj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 gift | det |
| 7 | modest | modest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 gift | amod |
| 8 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 awards | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 sends | cc |
| 10 | sends | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 awards | conj |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 sends | obj |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 provinces | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 provinces | det |
| 14 | provinces | province | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 sends | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | award | present | the Sultan | a modest gift | the barber | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent barber=Goal gift=Theme | |||
| 2 | send | present | the Sultan not said here | barber | the provinces | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to province=Destination |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Sultan bestows upon the barber a substantial pension and retains him near his person
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Sultan | det |
| 2 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 bestows | nsubj |
| 3 | bestows | bestow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 barber | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 barber | det |
| 6 | barber | barber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bestows | obl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 pension | det |
| 8 | substantial | substantial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 pension | amod |
| 9 | pension | pension | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bestows | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 retains | cc |
| 11 | retains | retain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 bestows | conj |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 retains | obj |
| 13 | near | near | ADP | _ | 15 person | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 person | nmod:poss |
| 15 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 retains | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bestow | present | the Sultan | a substantial pension | upon the barber | tree rules | |||
| 2 | retain | present | the Sultan not said here | Sultan | near Sultan's person | tree rules |
Option 4
The Sultan orders the barber's story to be archived for later reading
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Sultan | det |
| 2 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 orders | nsubj |
| 3 | orders | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 barber | det |
| 5 | barber | barber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 story | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 barber | case |
| 7 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 orders | obj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 archived | mark |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 archived | aux:pass |
| 10 | archived | archive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 orders | advcl |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 reading | case |
| 12 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 13 reading | advmod |
| 13 | reading | reading | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 archived | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | present | the Sultan | the barber's story | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme | ||||
| 2 | archive | to-infinitive · passive | the Sultan not said here | for reading | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme» |
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