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# Exam question 4 · Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4:…

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What was the fakeer's principal instruction to the king regarding his undertaking?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** principal instruction, fakeer, king · **What happens:** be, regard, instruct, undertake

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1138 «Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4: the Mirror is stolen and the white men take all the power» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1138-pg3027-part4/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e4:1
# text = What was the fakeer's principal instruction to the king regarding his undertaking?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fakeer	fakeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	undertaking	undertaking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the fakeer's principal instruction to the king regard king's undertaking |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **instruct** |  | the fakeer |  |  |  |  | to the king regard king's undertaking | nom instruction «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
| 4 | **undertake** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom undertaking «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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To refrain from it entirely and await God's call, for the Paradise he sought was not a thing for living men

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e4:o1:1
# text = To refrain from it entirely and await God's call, for the Paradise he sought was not a thing for living men
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	refrain	refrain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	await	await	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Paradise	paradise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refrain** | to-infinitive | the Paradise *not said here* |  |  | it |  | entirely *property* | vn refrain-69 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent from it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **await** | infinitive | the Paradise *not said here* | God's call |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **seek** | past | God | the Paradise *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paradise=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **is a** | past | the Paradise | a thing |  |  |  | for living men | tree rules |
| 5 | **call** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To refrain from it and await God's call

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e4:o2:1
# text = To refrain from it and await God's call
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	refrain	refrain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	await	await	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refrain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | it |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent from it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **await** | infinitive |  | God's call |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To wait for a sign from heaven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e4:o3:1
# text = To wait for a sign from heaven
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | heaven |  | for a sign | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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To stay away and wait for his own time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e4:o4:1
# text = To stay away and wait for his own time
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay away** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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