Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Enchanted Horse, part 63:…
What was the princess's principal motive in arranging a meeting between the prince and her father?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: principal motive · What happens: be, arrange · To what, where: meeting
This is exam question 4 of lesson 223 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Enchanted Horse, part 63: the prince tells his flight and dines with the princess» 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 | root | root |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 princess | det |
| 4 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 motive | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 princess | case |
| 6 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 motive | amod |
| 7 | motive | motive | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 8 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 9 arranging | mark |
| 9 | arranging | arrange | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 motive | acl |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 meeting | det |
| 11 | meeting | meeting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 arranging | obj |
| 12 | between | between | ADP | _ | 14 prince | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 prince | det |
| 14 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 meeting | nmod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 father | cc |
| 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 | 14 prince | conj |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the princess's principal motive | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | arrange | gerund | the princess's principal motive not said here | a meeting | between the prince and princess's father | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent meeting=Theme between prince=Destination |
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 hoped the king would wish to bestow her hand upon him after a long conversation
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 hoped | nsubj |
| 2 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wish | nsubj |
| 5 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 wish | aux |
| 6 | wish | wish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 hoped | ccomp |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 bestow | mark |
| 8 | bestow | bestow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 wish | xcomp |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 hand | nmod:poss |
| 10 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bestow | obj |
| 11 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 12 him | case |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 bestow | obl |
| 13 | after | after | ADP | _ | 16 conversation | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 conversation | det |
| 15 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 conversation | amod |
| 16 | conversation | conversation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bestow | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hope | past | She | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | wish | would | the king | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | bestow not said to happen | to-infinitive | the king not said here | her hand | after a long conversation | upon king | tree rules |
Option 2
She hoped the king would wish to bestow her hand upon him at the feast
The tree, 15 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 hoped | nsubj |
| 2 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wish | nsubj |
| 5 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 wish | aux |
| 6 | wish | wish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 hoped | ccomp |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 bestow | mark |
| 8 | bestow | bestow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 wish | xcomp |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 hand | nmod:poss |
| 10 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bestow | obj |
| 11 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 12 him | case |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 bestow | obl |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 feast | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 feast | det |
| 15 | feast | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bestow | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hope | past | She | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | wish | would | the king | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | bestow not said to happen | to-infinitive | the king not said here | her hand | the feast | upon king | tree rules |
Option 3
She wanted her father to approve of his fine horse
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 | 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 | 2 wanted | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 approve | mark |
| 6 | approve | approve | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wanted | xcomp |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 horse | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 horse | nmod:poss |
| 9 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 horse | amod |
| 10 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 approve | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | She | her father | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | approve not said to happen | to-infinitive | her father not said here | of his fine horse | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She hoped the king would wish to bestow her hand upon him
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 hoped | nsubj |
| 2 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wish | nsubj |
| 5 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 wish | aux |
| 6 | wish | wish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 hoped | ccomp |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 bestow | mark |
| 8 | bestow | bestow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 wish | xcomp |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 hand | nmod:poss |
| 10 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bestow | obj |
| 11 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 12 him | case |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 bestow | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hope | past | She | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | wish | would | the king | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | bestow not said to happen | to-infinitive | the king not said here | her hand | upon king | tree rules |
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