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# Exam question 1 · Old Deccan Days, The Girl with One Hand, part 34: a cruel…

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Identify, with reference to the passage, the cause of the king's decision to banish the girl from the town.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, king · **What happens:** identify, banish, cause, decide · **To what, where:** girl, town, decision

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1309 «Old Deccan Days, The Girl with One Hand, part 34: a cruel brother cuts off his sister's hand, and a prince finds her crying in a tree» 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/1309-pg3454-part34/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1309-pg3454-part34:e1:1
# text = Identify, with reference to the passage, the cause of the king's decision to banish the girl from the town.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	banish	banish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with reference; to the passage and the cause of the king's decision | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with reference=Stimulus |
| 2 | **banish** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the girl |  | the town |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent girl=Theme from town=Source |
| 3 | **cause** |  |  | the king's decision |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **decide** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The king was swayed by the brother's false tale, his quick temper meaning he never checked it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1309-pg3454-part34:e1:o1:1
# text = The king was swayed by the brother's false tale, his quick temper meaning he never checked it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	swayed	sway	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
15	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sway** | past · passive | the brother's false tale | the king |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | king's quick temper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **check** | past | king | temper |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **tell** |  | the brother |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **temper** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The king believed the brother's story at once, owing to his hasty temper and lack of proof

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1309-pg3454-part34:e1:o2:1
# text = The king believed the brother's story at once, owing to his hasty temper and lack of proof
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	hasty	hasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | the king | the brother's story |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus |
| 2 | **owe** | gerund | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to king's hasty temper and lack of proof *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to temper=Goal |
| 3 | **temper** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **lack** |  |  | proof |  |  |  |  | nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king accepted the brother's false account without enquiry, owing to his hasty temper

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1309-pg3454-part34:e1:o3:1
# text = The king accepted the brother's false account without enquiry, owing to his hasty temper
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	hasty	hasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | the king | the brother's false account |  |  |  | without enquiry | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |
| 2 | **owe** | gerund | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to king's hasty temper *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to temper=Goal |
| 3 | **account** |  | the brother |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **temper** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king believed the brother's lies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1309-pg3454-part34:e1:o4:1
# text = The king believed the brother's lies
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | the king | the brother's lies |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lie=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lie** |  | the brother |  |  |  |  |  | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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