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description: Which of the following correctly states the reason the first old man gives for his wife's hostility towards the adopted child? Exam question 3 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 cours
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the me…

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Which of the following correctly states the reason the first old man gives for his wife's hostility towards the adopted child?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** first old man · **What happens:** follow, state, give, adopt · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the reason the first old man gives for his wife's hostility towards the adopted child?
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	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	hostility	hostility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 3 | **give** | present | the first old man | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | for man's wife's hostility; towards the adopted child | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent reason=Theme for hostility=Asset |
| 4 | **adopt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having taken a strong aversion to both mother and child, she concealed her feelings from him, pretending to be kind until the adopted son grew up

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e3:o1:1
# text = Having taken a strong aversion to both mother and child, she concealed her feelings from him, pretending to be kind until the adopted son grew up
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
2	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	aversion	aversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc:preconj	_	_
8	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
22	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	advmod	_	_
23	until	until	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	amod	_	_
26	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
27	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
28	up	up	ADP	RP	_	27	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | participle | child *not said here* | a strong aversion | mother and child |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent aversion=Theme to mother=Destination |
| 3 | **conceal** | past | child | child's feelings |  |  |  | from him *= he* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient from he=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **pretend** | gerund | child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | until the adopted son | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **adopt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **grow up** | past | child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She harboured a long-standing jealousy of both the mother and child, which she kept quiet

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e3:o2:1
# text = She harboured a long-standing jealousy of both the mother and child, which she kept quiet
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	harboured	harbour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc:preconj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obj	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
18	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harbour** | past | She | a standing jealousy of the mother and child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** | past | child | the mother and child |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She conceived a strong aversion to both the mother and the child, which she concealed from him

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e3:o3:1
# text = She conceived a strong aversion to both the mother and the child, which she concealed from him
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conceived	conceive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	aversion	aversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc:preconj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceive** | past | She | a strong aversion |  |  |  | to the mother and the child | vn characterize-29.2-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent aversion=Theme to mother=be' |
| 2 | **conceal** | past | the child |  |  |  |  | from him *= he* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from he=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She conceived a deep and secret aversion to both the mother and the child, which she concealed from him for many years while pretending affection

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e3:o4:1
# text = She conceived a deep and secret aversion to both the mother and the child, which she concealed from him for many years while pretending affection
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conceived	conceive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	aversion	aversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc:preconj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
24	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
25	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
26	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceive** | past | She | a deep aversion |  |  |  | to the mother and the child | vn characterize-29.2-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent aversion=Theme to mother=be' |
| 2 | **conceal** | past | the mother and the child |  |  |  | year | from him *= he* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from he=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **pretend** | gerund | She *not said here* | affection |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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