Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kis…
Explain the reason the princess gave for refusing every proposal of marriage, and the consequence she suffered as a result of her outburst.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, princess, consequence, marriage · What happens: explain, give, refuse, suffer, propose, result · To what, where: reason, proposal, outburst
This is exam question 4 of lesson 198 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kisses the sleeping prince, then a bet sends for the Chinese princess and a judge» 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 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 princess | det |
| 5 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gave | nsubj |
| 6 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 reason | acl:relcl |
| 7 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 8 refusing | mark |
| 8 | refusing | refuse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 gave | advcl |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 proposal | det |
| 10 | proposal | proposal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 refusing | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 marriage | case |
| 12 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 proposal | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 suffered | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 suffered | cc |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 consequence | det |
| 16 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 suffered | nsubj |
| 17 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 suffered | nsubj |
| 18 | suffered | suffer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Explain | parataxis |
| 19 | as | as | ADP | _ | 21 result | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 result | det |
| 21 | result | result | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 suffered | obl |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 24 outburst | case |
| 23 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 outburst | nmod:poss |
| 24 | outburst | outburst | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 result | nmod |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Explain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the reason | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | ||||
| 2 | give | past | the princess | the reason not said here | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 3 | refuse | gerund | the princess not said here | every proposal of marriage | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proposal=Theme | ||||
| 4 | suffer | past | the consequence | as a result of consequence's outburst | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 5 | propose | marriage | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: of=agent | ||||||
| 6 | result | consequence's outburst | nom result «phenomenon 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 · ← Mova's choice
She feared her father would force her to marry a stranger, so she was confined by the king to her palace
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 feared | nsubj |
| 2 | feared | fear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 father | nmod:poss |
| 4 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 force | nsubj |
| 5 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 force | aux |
| 6 | force | force | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 feared | ccomp |
| 7 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 force | obj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 marry | mark |
| 9 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 force | xcomp |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 stranger | det |
| 11 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 marry | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 confined | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 confined | advmod |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 confined | nsubj |
| 15 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 confined | aux:pass |
| 16 | confined | confine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 feared | conj |
| 17 | by | by | ADP | _ | 19 king | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 king | det |
| 19 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 confined | obl |
| 20 | to | to | ADP | _ | 22 palace | case |
| 21 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 palace | nmod:poss |
| 22 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 confined | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fear | past | She | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | force | would | her father | her = she | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | marry | to-infinitive | her = she not said here | a stranger | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Patient | ||||
| 4 | confine | past · passive | the king | she | her palace | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to palace=Destination |
Option 2
She wanted a better life, so she was locked up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 life | det |
| 4 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 life | amod |
| 5 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wanted | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 locked | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 locked | advmod |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 locked | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 locked | aux:pass |
| 10 | locked | lock | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 wanted | conj |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 locked | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | She | a better life | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot life=Theme | ||||
| 2 | lock up | past · passive | she | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 3
She wanted to be a free warrior in the mountains, and her threat led her father to imprison her with old women
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 warrior | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 warrior | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 warrior | det |
| 6 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 warrior | amod |
| 7 | warrior | warrior | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 mountains | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 mountains | det |
| 10 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 warrior | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 led | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 led | cc |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 threat | nmod:poss |
| 14 | threat | threat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 led | nsubj |
| 15 | led | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 wanted | conj |
| 16 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 father | nmod:poss |
| 17 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 led | obj |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 imprison | mark |
| 19 | imprison | imprison | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 led | xcomp |
| 20 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 imprison | obj |
| 21 | with | with | ADP | _ | 23 women | case |
| 22 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 women | amod |
| 23 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 imprison | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | She | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 2 | is a not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | a free warrior | the mountains | tree rules | |||
| 3 | lead | past | her threat | threat's father | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent father=Patient clause=Result | ||||
| 4 | imprison | to-infinitive | threat's father not said here | threat | with old women | vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She found no happier life elsewhere, and her outburst caused her confinement among ten old women
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 found | nsubj |
| 2 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 life | det |
| 4 | happier | happy | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 life | amod |
| 5 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 found | obj |
| 6 | elsewhere | elsewhere | ADV | _ | 2 found | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 caused | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 caused | cc |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 outburst | nmod:poss |
| 10 | outburst | outburst | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 caused | nsubj |
| 11 | caused | cause | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 found | parataxis |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 confinement | nmod:poss |
| 13 | confinement | confinement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 caused | obj |
| 14 | among | among | ADP | _ | 17 women | case |
| 15 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 17 women | nummod |
| 16 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 women | amod |
| 17 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 caused | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | She | no happier life | elsewhere property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Topic | |||
| 2 | cause | past | her outburst | outburst's confinement | among ten old women | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition confinement=Patient | |||
| 3 | confine | outburst | nom confinement «state transitive»: poss=agent |
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