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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the me…

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Which of the following accurately reports the outcome of the steward's daughter's intervention regarding the transformed son?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** daughter · **What happens:** follow, report, regard, transform, intervene · **To what, where:** outcome

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately reports the outcome of the steward's daughter's intervention regarding the transformed son?
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	reports	report	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	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	steward	steward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
16	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	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 | **report** | present |  | the outcome of the steward's daughter's intervention regard the transformed son |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Patient |
| 3 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **transform** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **intervene** |  | the steward's daughter |  |  |  |  | regard the transformed son | nom intervention «act intransitive»: poss=agent regard=obl |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She restored him, but only if the woman who did it was punished harshly

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e4:o1:1
# text = She restored him, but only if the woman who did it was punished harshly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	restored	restore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	harshly	harshly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | past | She | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | past | the woman | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 3 | **punish** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · passive |  | the woman |  |  |  | harshly *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She agreed to restore him on condition of marriage and of punishing the woman responsible

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e4:o2:1
# text = She agreed to restore him on condition of marriage and of punishing the woman responsible
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	punishing	punish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **restore** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  | condition of marriage |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **punish** | gerund | She *not said here* | the woman |  |  |  | responsible *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Patient |
| 4 | **condition** |  |  | marriage |  |  |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She agreed to restore him to his human shape on condition that he married her and that the woman responsible was punished for her crime

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e4:o3:1
# text = She agreed to restore him to his human shape on condition that he married her and that the woman responsible was punished for her crime
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	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	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
17	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **restore** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | him *= he* | his human shape on condition |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Theme to shape=Recipient |
| 3 | **marry** | past | he | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 4 | **punish** | past · passive |  | the woman |  |  |  | for woman's crime | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Patient for crime=Theme |
| 5 | **incriminate** |  | woman |  |  |  |  |  | nom crime «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She agreed to help him, provided she could marry him and punish the culprit

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e4:o4:1
# text = She agreed to help him, provided she could marry him and punish the culprit
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	culprit	culprit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **provide** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme |
| 4 | **marry** | could | she | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 5 | **punish** | infinitive | she *not said here* | the culprit |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent culprit=Patient |

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