Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Dervish and the Treasure, part 55: the…
Which phrase in the passage best describes the narrator's state of mind after the dervish's first offer?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: phrase, dervish · What happens: describe, offer · To what, where: state
This is exam question 1 of lesson 215 «Arabian Nights, The Dervish and the Treasure, part 55: the greedy narrator takes more camels and begs for the magic ointment» 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 phrase | det |
| 2 | phrase | phrase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 passage | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 passage | det |
| 5 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 phrase | nmod |
| 6 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 passage | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 narrator | det |
| 9 | narrator | narrator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 state | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 narrator | case |
| 11 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 mind | case |
| 13 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 state | nmod |
| 14 | after | after | ADP | _ | 19 offer | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 dervish | det |
| 16 | dervish | dervish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 offer | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 dervish | case |
| 18 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 19 offer | amod |
| 19 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obl |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | present | which phrase in the passage | the narrator's state of mind | after the dervish's first offer | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent state=Theme | |||
| 2 | offer | the dervish | nom offer «communication 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
a shiver of fear had run through my bones
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 shiver | det |
| 2 | shiver | shiver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 run | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 fear | case |
| 4 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shiver | nmod |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 run | aux |
| 6 | run | run | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | through | through | ADP | _ | 9 bones | case |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 bones | nmod:poss |
| 9 | bones | bone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 run | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | past · perfect · passive | a shiver of fear | my bones | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme through bone=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | shiver | fear | nom shiver «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
the dervish's words had soothed my heart, yet a wave of covetousness rose in my mind
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dervish | det |
| 2 | dervish | dervish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 words | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 dervish | case |
| 4 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 soothed | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 soothed | aux |
| 6 | soothed | soothe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 heart | nmod:poss |
| 8 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 soothed | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 rose | punct |
| 10 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 15 rose | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 wave | det |
| 12 | wave | wave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 rose | nsubj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 covetousness | case |
| 14 | covetousness | covetousness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wave | nmod |
| 15 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 soothed | conj |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 mind | case |
| 17 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 mind | nmod:poss |
| 18 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 rose | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | soothe | past · perfect · passive | the dervish's words | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer heart=Result | |||||
| 2 | rise | past | a wave of covetousness | my mind | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in mind=Location | ||||
| 3 | word | the dervish | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 4 | wave | covetousness | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 5 | mind | my | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
a great wave of covetousness had swept over my heart and my hands grew cold and restless
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 wave | det |
| 2 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 wave | amod |
| 3 | wave | wave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 swept | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 covetousness | case |
| 5 | covetousness | covetousness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wave | nmod |
| 6 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 swept | aux |
| 7 | swept | sweep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | over | over | ADP | _ | 10 heart | case |
| 9 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 heart | nmod:poss |
| 10 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 swept | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 grew | cc |
| 12 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 hands | nmod:poss |
| 13 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 grew | nsubj |
| 14 | grew | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 swept | conj |
| 15 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 grew | xcomp |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 restless | cc |
| 17 | restless | restless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 cold | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sweep | past · perfect · passive | a great wave of covetousness | my heart | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme over heart=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | grow | past | my hands | cold property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | wave | covetousness | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
"a wave of covetousness had swept over my heart"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 swept | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 wave | det |
| 3 | wave | wave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 swept | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 covetousness | case |
| 5 | covetousness | covetousness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wave | nmod |
| 6 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 swept | aux |
| 7 | swept | sweep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | over | over | ADP | _ | 10 heart | case |
| 9 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 heart | nmod:poss |
| 10 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 swept | obl |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 swept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sweep in a quote | past · perfect · passive | a wave of covetousness | my heart | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme over heart=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | wave in a quote | covetousness | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |
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