Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, part 51: t…

What did the princess disclose to her mother concerning the events of the night, and to whom did she refuse to speak?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: princess · What happens: do, disclose, concern, refuse, not speak · To what, where: events · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 4 of lesson 211 «Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, part 51: the lamp brings the bride and groom to Aladdin's room» 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	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	2 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 princess	det
4	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 disclose	nsubj
5	disclose	disclose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 did	parataxis
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 mother	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 mother	nmod:poss
8	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 disclose	obl
9	concerning	concern	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 disclose	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 events	det
11	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 concerning	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 night	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 night	det
14	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 events	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 refuse	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 refuse	cc
17	to	to	ADP	_	18 whom	case
18	whom	whom	PRON	PronType=Rel	21 refuse	obl
19	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 refuse	aux
20	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 refuse	nsubj
21	refuse	refuse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 disclose	conj
22	to	to	PART	_	23 speak	mark
23	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	21 refuse	xcomp
24	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	past				vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	disclose	present	the princess		to princess's mother	vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to mother=Experiencer
3	concern	gerund	the princess not said here	the events of the night		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus event=Experiencer
4	refuse	past · do-support	princess			vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
5	not speak speech: other	to-infinitive	princess not said here			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer

The removal of the bed to a strange house, and she refused her father

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 removal	det
2	removal	removal	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 refused	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 bed	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bed	det
5	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removal	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 house	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 house	det
8	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 house	amod
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removal	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 refused	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 refused	cc
12	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 refused	nsubj
13	refused	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 father	nmod:poss
15	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 refused	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	refuse	past	the removal of the bed to a strange house	removal's father					vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme
2	remove			the bed				to a strange house	nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

The whole long story of the lamp, the genie, and the vizir's son's plot, and she refused to speak to anyone in the palace

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 story	det
2	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 story	amod
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 story	amod
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 lamp	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lamp	det
7	lamp	lamp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 story	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 genie	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 genie	det
10	genie	genie	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lamp	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 plot	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 plot	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 vizir	det
14	vizir	vizir	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 son	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 vizir	case
16	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 plot	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 son	case
18	plot	plot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 story	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 refused	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 refused	cc
21	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 refused	nsubj
22	refused	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 story	acl:relcl
23	to	to	PART	_	24 speak	mark
24	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	22 refused	xcomp
25	to	to	ADP	_	26 anyone	case
26	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	24 speak	obl
27	in	in	ADP	_	29 palace	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 palace	det
29	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 anyone	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	refuse	past	she	the whole long story of the lamp and the genie and the vizir's son's plot not said here		tree rules
2	not speak speech: other	to-infinitive	she not said here		to anyone	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-Agent
3	plot		the vizir's son			nom plot «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

The vizir's plan to remove the boy, and she refused her husband

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vizir	det
2	vizir	vizir	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plan	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 vizir	case
4	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 refused	nsubj:outer
5	to	to	PART	_	6 remove	mark
6	remove	remove	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 plan	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 boy	det
8	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 remove	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 refused	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 refused	cc
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 refused	nsubj
12	refused	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 husband	nmod:poss
14	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 refused	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	remove	to-infinitive	the vizir's plan not said here	the boy	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme
2	refuse	past	the vizir's plan	plan's husband	vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Theme
3	plan		the vizir		nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

The removal of the bed to a strange house in the middle of the night, and she refused her father, who had begged her to speak

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 removal	det
2	removal	removal	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 refused	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 bed	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bed	det
5	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removal	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 house	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 house	det
8	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 house	amod
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removal	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 middle	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 middle	det
12	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 house	nmod
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 night	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 night	det
15	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 middle	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 refused	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 refused	cc
18	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 refused	nsubj
19	refused	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
20	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 father	nmod:poss
21	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 refused	obj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 begged	punct
23	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	25 begged	nsubj
24	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	25 begged	aux
25	begged	beg	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	21 father	acl:relcl
26	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 begged	obj
27	to	to	PART	_	28 speak	mark
28	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	25 begged	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	refuse	past	the removal of the bed to a strange house in the middle of the night	removal's father			vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme
2	beg speech: request	past · perfect	removal's father		removal		vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic
3	speak speech: other not said to happen	to-infinitive	removal's father not said here				vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	remove			the bed		to a strange house in the middle of the night	nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl

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