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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the me…

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Which of the following accurately describes the action of the merchant upon returning to his household, as set out in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** merchant · **What happens:** follow, describe, return, set out, act · **To what, where:** action, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 163 «Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the merchant goes back to the fountain, and an old man begins his tale» 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/163-pg128-part3/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the action of the merchant upon returning to his household, as set out in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the action of the merchant |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme |
| 3 | **return** | gerund | the merchant *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to his household *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to household=Result |
| 4 | **set out** | participle |  |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **act** |  | the merchant |  |  |  |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: of=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He wept bitterly and then disclosed the terms of his agreement with the genie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e1:o1:1
# text = He wept bitterly and then disclosed the terms of his agreement with the genie
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bitterly	bitterly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | past | He |  |  |  |  | bitterly *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **disclose** | past | He *not said here* | the terms of his agreement with the genie |  |  | then |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot term=Topic |
| 3 | **term** |  |  | his agreement with the genie |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **agree** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  | with the genie | nom agreement «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He wept bitterly at first and afterwards disclosed in full the terms of the agreement he had made with the genie at the fountain

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e1:o2:1
# text = He wept bitterly at first and afterwards disclosed in full the terms of the agreement he had made with the genie at the fountain
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bitterly	bitterly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | past | He |  |  |  |  | bitterly *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **disclose** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  | the full terms of the agreement |  | afterwards *property* | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **make** | past · perfect | he | the agreement *not said here* |  |  |  | with the genie at the fountain | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent agreement=Product |
| 4 | **term** |  |  | the agreement |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He stayed silent and then arranged a feast for his household

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e1:o3:1
# text = He stayed silent and then arranged a feast for his household
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | He |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **arrange** | past | He *not said here* | a feast |  |  | then | for his household | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent feast=Product for household=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wept at once and then withheld the details of his pledge from them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e1:o4:1
# text = He wept at once and then withheld the details of his pledge from them
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	withheld	withhold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	pledge	pledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **withhold** | past | He *not said here* | the details of his pledge |  |  | then | from details *= detail* | tree rules |
| 3 | **detail** |  |  | his pledge |  |  |  |  | nom detail «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **pledge** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pledge «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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