Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is re…

Which statement accurately describes the procedure adopted by the Cadi in the initial hearing?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement · What happens: describe, adopt · To what, where: procedure, initial hearing

This is exam question 1 of lesson 220 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is replayed by children, and a clever boy spots the trick» 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 statement	det
2	statement	statement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describes	nsubj
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	4 describes	advmod
4	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 procedure	det
6	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describes	obj
7	adopted	adopt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 procedure	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 Cadi	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Cadi	det
10	Cadi	Cadi	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 adopted	obl
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 hearing	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hearing	det
13	initial	initial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 hearing	amod
14	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 adopted	obl
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	present	which statement	the procedure				accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent procedure=Theme
2	adopt	participle		the procedure not said here		the initial hearing		by the Cadi	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: 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

He accepted the merchant's solemn oath and pronounced him innocent.

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 accepted	nsubj
2	accepted	accept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 merchant	det
4	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 oath	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 merchant	case
6	solemn	solemn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 oath	amod
7	oath	oath	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 accepted	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 pronounced	cc
9	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 accepted	conj
10	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 pronounced	obj
11	innocent	innocent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 pronounced	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 accepted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accept	past	He	the merchant's solemn oath					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oath=Theme
2	pronounce	past	He not said here	him = he				innocent property	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Result

Option 2

He accepted the oath.

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 accepted	nsubj
2	accepted	accept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 oath	det
4	oath	oath	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 accepted	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 accepted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accept	past	He	the oath					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oath=Theme

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

He summoned the witnesses and then heard the merchant's denial in silence.

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 summoned	nsubj
2	summoned	summon	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 witnesses	det
4	witnesses	witness	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 summoned	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 heard	cc
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 heard	advmod
7	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 summoned	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 merchant	det
9	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 denial	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 merchant	case
11	denial	denial	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 heard	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 silence	case
13	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 heard	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 summoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	summon	past	He	the witnesses			vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witness=Recipient
2	hear	past	He not said here	the merchant's denial	silence	then	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer denial=Stimulus
3	deny		the merchant				nom denial «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

He believed the merchant.

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 believed	nsubj
2	believed	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 merchant	det
4	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 believed	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 believed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	past	He	the merchant					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer merchant=Stimulus

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