Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Noureddin Ali and the Fair Persian: Saouy'…
Which action did Saouy perform upon the formula at the head of the letter, and with what consequence for the king's decision?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: action, king · What happens: perform, decide · To what, where: head
This is exam question 1 of lesson 210 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin Ali and the Fair Persian: Saouy's plot nearly kills Noureddin, but the vizir arrives in time» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 action | det |
| 2 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 perform | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 perform | aux |
| 4 | Saouy | Saouy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 perform | nsubj |
| 5 | perform | perform | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 formula | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 formula | det |
| 8 | formula | formula | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 perform | obl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 head | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 head | det |
| 11 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 perform | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 letter | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 letter | det |
| 14 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 head | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 consequence | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 consequence | cc |
| 17 | with | with | ADP | _ | 19 consequence | case |
| 18 | what | what | DET | PronType=Int | 19 consequence | det |
| 19 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 perform | obl |
| 20 | for | for | ADP | _ | 24 decision | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 king | det |
| 22 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 decision | nmod:poss |
| 23 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 22 king | case |
| 24 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 consequence | nmod |
| 25 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 perform | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | perform | past · do-support | which action | the head of the letter | upon the formula; with what consequence for the king's decision | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | decide | the king | nom decision «act transitive»: 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
He burned it and hid the ashes, so the king kept the letter valid
The tree, 14 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 burned | nsubj |
| 2 | burned | burn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 burned | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 hid | cc |
| 5 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 burned | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ashes | det |
| 7 | ashes | ash | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hid | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 kept | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 kept | advmod |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 king | det |
| 11 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 kept | nsubj |
| 12 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 burned | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 letter | det |
| 14 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 kept | obj |
| 15 | valid | valid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 kept | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | burn | past | He | it | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hide | past | He not said here | the ashes | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ash=Patient | ||||
| 3 | keep | past | the king | the letter | valid property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He tore the formula off, swallowed it whole in front of the court, and the king declared the whole letter useless and void
The tree, 23 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 tore | nsubj |
| 2 | tore | tore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 formula | det |
| 4 | formula | formula | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 tore | obj |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 2 tore | compound:prt |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 swallowed | punct |
| 7 | swallowed | swallow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 tore | conj |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 swallowed | obj |
| 9 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 swallowed | xcomp |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 front | case |
| 11 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 whole | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 court | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 court | det |
| 14 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 front | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 declared | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 declared | cc |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 king | det |
| 18 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 declared | nsubj |
| 19 | declared | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 tore | conj |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 letter | det |
| 21 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 letter | amod |
| 22 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 declared | obj |
| 23 | useless | useless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 declared | xcomp |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 void | cc |
| 25 | void | void | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 useless | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tore off | past | He | the formula | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | swallow | past | He not said here | formula | whole property | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | |||
| 3 | declare speech: other | past | the king | the whole letter | useless property | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Attribute |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He tore it off and swallowed it, so that the king judged the letter void
The tree, 15 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 tore | nsubj |
| 2 | tore | tore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 tore | obj |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 2 tore | compound:prt |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 swallowed | cc |
| 6 | swallowed | swallow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 tore | conj |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 swallowed | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 judged | punct |
| 9 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 13 judged | mark |
| 10 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 so | fixed |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 judged | nsubj |
| 13 | judged | judge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 tore | parataxis |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 void | det |
| 15 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 void | compound |
| 16 | void | void | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 judged | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tore off | past | He | it | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | swallow | past | He not said here | it | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | ||||
| 3 | judge | past | the king | the letter void | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent void=Value |
Option 4
He hid it in his sleeve, so the king ruled the letter was a forgery
The tree, 15 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 hid | nsubj |
| 2 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 hid | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 sleeve | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 sleeve | nmod:poss |
| 6 | sleeve | sleeve | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hid | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 ruled | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 ruled | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 king | det |
| 10 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ruled | nsubj |
| 11 | ruled | rule | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 forgery | parataxis |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 letter | det |
| 13 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ruled | obj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 forgery | cop |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 forgery | det |
| 16 | forgery | forgery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hid | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | He | it | his sleeve | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient in sleeve=Location | |||
| 2 | rule | past | the king | the letter | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is a | past | a forgery | tree rules |
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