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title: In which respect does the king's conduct toward the young soldier, a… — Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahom… · tree and pragmatics
description: In which respect does the king's conduct toward the young soldier, as narrated in this part, demonstrate a conflict between personal malice and public duty? Exam question 1 of lesson 1254 «Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old woman's foundling becomes a soldier, and a dog dies 
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# Exam question 1 · Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old…

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In which respect does the king's conduct toward the young soldier, as narrated in this part, demonstrate a conflict between personal malice and public duty?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** respect, you, king · **What happens:** do, narrate, demonstrate, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, part, conflict

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1254 «Eastern Stories and Legends, Nur Mahomed, part 55: the old woman's foundling becomes a soldier, and a dog dies after a meal» 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/1254-pg3282-part55/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:e1:1
# text = In which respect does the king's conduct toward the young soldier, as narrated in this part, demonstrate a conflict between personal malice and public duty?
1	In	in	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	narrated	narrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
20	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	conflict	conflict	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	between	between	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	malice	malice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | which respect | the king's conduct |  |  |  | toward the young soldier | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Eventuality |
| 2 | **narrate** *speech: other* | participle | which respect *not said here* |  |  | this part |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **demonstrate** | imperative | you *not said here* | a conflict |  |  |  | between personal malice and public duty | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot conflict=Topic |
| 4 | **conduct** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «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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The king hides his desire for execution, since openly cruel acts would lower his image with subjects

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:e1:o1:1
# text = The king hides his desire for execution, since openly cruel acts would lower his image with subjects
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	desire	desire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	execution	execution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	openly	openly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	lower	lower	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	subjects	subject	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | the king | king's desire |  |  |  | for execution | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent desire=Patient |
| 2 | **lower** | would | cruel acts | king's image |  |  |  | with subjects | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent image=Theme |
| 3 | **desire** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom desire «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **image** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom image «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king conceals his wish to execute the youth, because open tyranny would damage his reputation

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:e1:o2:1
# text = The king conceals his wish to execute the youth, because open tyranny would damage his reputation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conceals	conceal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	execute	execute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tyranny	tyranny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	damage	damage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	reputation	reputation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | present | the king | king's wish |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Patient |
| 2 | **execute** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the youth |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent youth=Patient |
| 3 | **damage** | would | open tyranny | king's reputation |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reputation=Patient |
| 4 | **wish** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **repute** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom reputation «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king hides his hatred of the youth, since open cruelty would harm his name among subjects and nobles alike

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:e1:o3:1
# text = The king hides his hatred of the youth, since open cruelty would harm his name among subjects and nobles alike
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hatred	hatred	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	among	among	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	subjects	subject	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	nobles	noble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	alike	alike	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | the king | king's hatred of the youth |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatred=Patient |
| 2 | **harm** | would | open cruelty | king's name |  |  |  | among subjects and nobles; alike *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus name=Experiencer |
| 3 | **name** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The king secretly plots the youth's death while publicly praising him, fearing that the people would revolt against any open punishment of a loyal soldier

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1254-pg3282-part55:e1:o4:1
# text = The king secretly plots the youth's death while publicly praising him, fearing that the people would revolt against any open punishment of a loyal soldier
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	plots	plot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	praising	praise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	fearing	fear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
18	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	revolt	revolt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
20	against	against	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
22	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plot** | present | the king | the youth's death |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent death=Theme |
| 2 | **praise** | gerund | the king *not said here* | king |  |  |  | publicly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **fear** | gerund | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **revolt** | would | the people |  |  |  |  | against any open punishment of a loyal soldier | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **die** |  | the youth |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **punish** |  |  | a loyal soldier |  |  |  |  | nom punishment «act transitive»: of=patient |

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